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Roundheadkid t1_iy4nb9s wrote

The Stand is good

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carmelmarien OP t1_iy4reso wrote

I have that on my shelf already (bought it before The Long Walk) and I don't know if I want to read it right now because it's lowkey scary how the plot is close to reality...

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Roundheadkid t1_iy51d0s wrote

Yes...it's pretty close to what we are seeing. An apocalyptic view of how humans ruined their existence...sound familiar?

Most of King's writing has at least "bits" of horror.

I really enjoyed the Dark Tower series...it's all based on a central character. Some gore...but no real horror. Wolves of Calla gave me goosebumps.

I would try this series!

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pithyretort t1_iy4nbqz wrote

Hello. Per rule 3.3, please post book recommendation requests in /r/SuggestMeABook or in our Weekly Recommendation Thread. Thank you.

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dangleicious13 t1_iy4oeky wrote

I want to say the Dark Tower series. It kind of touches on a few of the things you didn't want, but not exactly. It has a few horror elements at times, but it's much more fantasy than horror. Like a weird mix of Lord of the Rings and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Also read Different Seasons. It has 4 novellas. 3 were made into films (Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil, and Stand By Me).

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carmelmarien OP t1_iy4snfa wrote

Ah yes I've heard about the Dark Tower series! There are 8 books though, I don't know if I can get through that lol.

I love Shawshank Redemption (the movie)!!! I didn't know it was part of a collection but I definitely now have something in mind, thanks!

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dangleicious13 t1_iy4t0dw wrote

You can easily skip one of the Dark Tower books (The Wind Through the Keyhole). I like it, but it's really just there for world building. It really has nothing to do with the plot.

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Roundheadkid t1_iy53fgn wrote

Rolland is a great character...imho

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