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"Belongs on YouTube"?

Nothing wrong with a backwards artist producing good art.
The difficulty comes in when the art itself expresses a backwards sentiment. Wagner, for example, didn't include lyrics like "Slaughter the Sons of Israel" in his Flight of the Valkyries. Amy Winehouse didn't put "Kyle and [now-ex-girlfriend] can fuck off!"

Much love for Geek Love
And here are some other excellent ideas:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Outrageous Fortune by Tim Scott
Lullaby by (yes) Chuck Palahniuk
Snow Crash (or indeed, most anything) by Neal Stephenson
Neuromancer or Burning Chrome by William Gibson
…I know there are dozens,

The Illuminatus! trilogy should be read by everyone. I…no, no qualifications, no hedging on this one.

I think "The Stars My Destination" should qualify. It was never really as big as it should have been. *shrugs* I'd vote for it, anyways.

"Still Life" is the only Tom Robbins I've read, but it was pretty much fantastic.

No love for "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater"? Travesty.