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I feel that I need to mention this. You can buy Emergence in Paperback on Amazon. The perfect gift for people you hate. Or to piss off your weeb friends. Also looks really good on a bookshelf.
A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe. I will confess this is a slog to get through till it gets to the more Stoic referencing aspects. After that it has relevance.
Exactly, not to mention the on-going environmental disasters. Yet there I am with my leg thrown over the sofa reading Zone One by Colson Whitehead. I have definitely been traumatized.
The Fuck Up by Arthur Nersesian and Slaves of New York for a look into a NYC of the 1980's. https://www.amazon.com/Fuck-Up-Arthur-Nersesian/dp/0671027638
For Non-Fiction, I suggest Divided We Stands about the building of The World Trade Center, it gives a good glimpse of how things are done in this city. https://www.amazon.com/Divided-We-Stand-Biography-Center/dp/0465027652
If you like experimental visual storytelling, check out Chris Ware's experimental graphic novel, Building Stories.
If you check out the Amazon page for it, look at the reader photos of the "book," where you see you can literally build your story out of the pieces of the book.
It is neatly designed both in terms of its drawings as well as the unconventional structure of the book, which are essentially like puzzle pieces.
I just ordered it (should be coming tomorrow) and I can't wait. It's won various awards.
As others have said, if you want to make money, then you have to employ your writing skills in marketing and advertising. Other options are to do graphic novels, either traditional ones or experimental ones like Chris Ware's books.
You could also look into video gaming. There are lots of interesting games that employ really nice graphic design visuals, and also storytelling as well.
The other option is experimental animation, too, but that isn't a money maker at all. Since the early 1900s, there have been artists employ graphic-design like visuals and making films, sometimes for ideological reasons or other times just to experiment with form.
> he was forced to deal with people, crazy, dysfunctional people
OT, but Tom Wolfe wrote a great book called A Man in Full in which one of the main characters uses Stoicism to deal with similar circumstances.
Loved how 28 Days Later really rebooted the genre but all-time favorite has to be Dawn of the Dead (1978 version) with all it's glory and flaws.
If you'd asked favorite zombie story then it would have to be ZONE ONE by Colson Whitehead. Such an awesome story and could be described as "the Thinking Man's zombie novel."
Edit: What's your favorite?
It might be an issue of what/where/how you're reading. Are you reading books that instantly grab your attention, are you drawn to them. You say you like books on film and addiction, try reading fiction that deals with one of those subjects, like Trainspotting or Go Ask Alice. Also, posture is a big thing. Don't read laying on the couch. Find a comfortable chair, sit down and read there. Make reading a part of something else. have a cup of tea, take a bath, read on your commute.
The best way to become a better reader, trite as it sounds, is to read more. The more you do it, the easier it will get, and the more you will get out of it.
Read about the man and event in a book recently ("Let the Great World Spin") and was thrilled to watch the documentary you thoughtfully linked. Thank you.
http://www.amazon.com/Let-Great-World-Spin-Novel/dp/1400063736