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I got a few sentences into the article before I thought of "House of Leaves". Lo and behold, it's the first example!

The other example that comes to mind is "Feersum Endjinn" by Iain M. Banks, which has large sections written in this wild phonetic Cockney-esque dialect. G.E.B also kinda fits the bill.

I'm a big fan of these types of books (even though I hadn't heard the term before), definitely tickles a different part of the brain when reading them.




You might enjoy Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban, which is a post apocalyptic novel set in Kent. It's doesn't fit the definition of Ergodic but it's a cracking read anyway.


My favourite book. Feersum Enjinn is, I think, a tribute.

Also see The Book Of Dave, although it's no match for Riddley.


I also thought of the “Choose Your Own Adventure” series, which I thought it odd to omit but eventually found it in the margin notes.




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