Recommend a good book to read?!?! Horror or just a really good story teller?

Question

Can someone recommend a good book or author?

I've got the flu and laryngitis and will be off work for the next week at least.. TV makes me feel like a zombie and I've read everything I own too many times to commit to another re-read.

The last 2 books I've read are 'Soul kitchen' by Poppy Z Brite.
Liseys Story by Stephen King.

Can anyone recommend another author I might like or book I might not have heard of or read before?
I'll give almost anything a go =)

Answer 1

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Hi !
The Night Land written by William Hope Hodgson .
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hop…

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The Night Land
by William Hope Hodgson
[O]ne of the strangest visions ever published in science fiction or fantasy is presented. The Sun has gone out: the Earth is lit only by the glow of residual vulcanism. The last few millions of the human race are gathered together in a gigantic metal pyramid, the Last Redoubt, probably the first arcology in literature, under siege from unknown forces and Powers outside in the dark. These are held back by a Circle of energy, known as the "air clog," powered from the Earth's internal energy. For millennia, vast living shapes - the Watchers - have waited in the darkness near the pyramid: it is thought they are waiting for the inevitable time when the Circle's power finally weakens and dies. Other living things have been seen in the darkness beyond, some of unknown origins, and others that may once have been human.¡ª Excerpted from The Night Land on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Answer 2

Slaughterhouse Five
Catcher in the Rye

Answer 3

heart of darkness by joseph conrad
the kite runner by khaled hosseini

Answer 4

the westing game by ellen raskin

Answer 5

The Cell by Stephen King is very good too its one of my favorite books.

Answer 6

The horror/thriller, Blood Prophecy, might be the book for you.

Here's just a few of the creatures you'll encounter in this chilling page-turner: shape-shifters, batmen, giant MAN-EATING SPIDERS, a rat/man hybrid, Vlad the Impaler, writhing snakemen, werewolves, and pistol-wielding gorilla-men.

What makes this book so good is the total lack of the cliche. There are no convenient silver bullets, or garlic-fearing, neck-biting vampires with bad accents to distract from the suspenseful realism.

S. & J. Weatherton's "Blood Prophecy" is a masterwork of fiction with some basis in truth. With its gritty plot and edgy writing style, Blood Prophecy will capture you in that first page and won't let up.

In three words: BLOOD PROPHECY rocks!!!

Source(s):

http://www.bloodprophecy.com

Answer 7

Since you have flu I don't know whether the following recommendation works since it will make you sit in front of a computer - but if sitting in front of the computer is fine with you then you shall find it work like a charm.

Don't buy a book to read. No joke, this.

Log onto classic literature websites, and read the all-time-greats from there. Remember, they are time-tested. For example, there are a lot of great classic novels at:
http://www.webliterature.net/literature

Try out the Jules Verne section.

If sitting in front of a computer does not work for you and you have to buy a book - maybe Immortality by Milan Kundera?

Answer 8

jim butchers dresden files were all really good. it's not horror it's sci-fi. but it was still good.

Answer 9

The Necroscope series is my personal favorite.Everyone ive recommended it to is instantly hooked