Pick up a Richard Brautigan book. Any of them. I think he's one of my very favorites, ever, and I can't believe I didn't know he existed until I was in my 20s. I don't even know how to describe his writing, but my absolute favorites of his are (in this order): The Abortion, In Watermelon Sugar, and The Hawkline Monster. But then again, they're all good. I even picked up the last book he wrote before he died. I didn't finish it, I couldn't really get into it, but someday I will, I promise you that.
