I'd argue that they're all worth reading -- Confusion is Next is interesting for the precedent it sets, though I don't like how it rushes to the finish line from Dirty and beyond. Psychic Confusion, despite the incredibly lame title (for a while I joked with myself about writing an SY book called 'Eternal Confusion' which is still a better title...), is certainly worth reading, but if you had to choose between it and Goodbye 20th Century, the latter is definitely the winner. G20C is a much deeper, personal look into the band's relationship, due to the author actually doing extensive interviews with all of the band members - Psychic Confusion probably would have been better received had it not more or less been published simultaneously with the (in my opinion) superior Goodbye 20th Century. I see multiple copies of PC around town marked down to $8 or so. I read PC in about half a day, and G20C took about half a week to consume. I definitely feel like I learned much more from G20C, but read them all if you can!
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