Books that just blew you away!!!

[WarBeast]

Has there ever been a book that just grabbed you by the short-hairs, spun you around, slapped you in the face, kicked your ass and left you thinking, "GODDAMN that was a mighty fine read!!!"

For me it was probably "Heroes Die" and "Blade of Tyshalle" by Matthew Woodring Stover... those books were just mindblowing to me... unbelievably sweet mixture of sci-fi and fantasy with a nasty viscous tone to it... smart vivid philosophical and goddamn violent. Can't recommend those two books enough.

So, what books rocked your world on a level that's hard to describe?

[Misfit]

lord of the flies, william golding
the rising, brian keene

[H78]

Walden, Henry David Thoreau

[cmurdur]

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[Titanosaurus]

Stephen King's "Cycle of the Werewolf". COULD NOT put it down!

"The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning" graphic novel. I actually turned off a movie to finish it!

[strtfghtr]

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, if you enjoyed the movie you MUST read the book...soo good.

I'm a big short story guy, Richard Matheson has some great collections, the one with I am Legend that came out a few years ago is great.

Fight Club, the book is insane, I love it...one of the few books I read more than once.

Frankenstein is an incredible read.

There are lots of others that I love but those are a few...oh yeah and H.P. Lovecraft short stories (especially the Re-annimator ones) are great as well.

[Luris Blear]

Just because I need to say it, Terry Goodkind's Faith of the Fallen. It changed my life for the better in wonderful ways.

The first few books in Joel Rosenberg's Guardians of the Flame series were a LOT of fun to read. As in, "Wow! I really need to read more of these!" Just really, really good sword & sorcery fun.

Everything I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned From the Toxic Avenger by Lloyd Kaufman is one of my favorite books regarding not just the creative process, but the miserable shit you may have to endure to be a creative person.

And on a final note, Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends. Chances are about zero of finding this with the original packet of gags, but it's still an excellent read. I had to stop reading on several occasions because I was laughing hard enough to choke or tear up too much to see.

[koolmike]

I Am Legend
The Exorcist
Inherit The Wind
To Kill A Mockingbird
Frankenstein (Shelly)
The Sirens of Titan (anything by Kurt Vonnegut)

[Raz3r]

Everything from Dean Koontz.

[koolmike]

Everything from Dean Koontz.

Forgot about him.

Love the "Odd" series

[Aurone]

Stephen King's It! The book was over a 1,000 pages long and I had 3 weeks for check out...I managed to get 800 pages done in 3 weeks, I couldn't put it down. And it left my kind of sad in the end, a kind of cruel reminder that everything must end.

[K.I.N.G]

Stephen King's: It ~ My favourite book.
The Girl Next Door
American Psycho
The Glory Bus

[Rust In Peace]

World War Z: Haha as if it doesn't get enough praise as it is

The Hellbound Heart: Could nto put thsi one down when I read it, I love Clive Barker books.

[Necromancer]

Only 2 books that I can recall that I couldn't put down

1) Jaws
2) Jurassic Park

[smokey]

The Historian was one of those books for me. I really liked that book.

[Sutter Kane]

Naked Lunch - William S. Burroughs. Craziest thing I ever read
Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess. Get past the cockney accent, its really good.

The Man in the High Tower
A Scanner Darkly - Philip K. Dick is my personal savior

Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas - Hunter S Thompson changed my life.

[Misfit]

steve altens meg was another great one:thumbup:

[da Gay]

Push by Sapphire. Gosh if this girl could not endure anymore!

The Southern Vampire Series by Charilene Harris, amazing southern gothic series, that just oozes sexyiness.

[It Only Dies If You Do]

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
IT, Duma Key, and The Green Mile. All by Stephen King

[3/6]

Hatchet :rocker:
anything by Hunter S. Thomson

LSD: My Problem Child by Albert Hoffman :D

Turn on, Tune in, Drop Out by Tim Leary :rockin:

[Get Some]

hatchet is one of the only books i have ever read. and i enjoyed it

other books i really liked were monster i forgot who wrote it and voyage of the frog

[xenulavey]

No matter how big my library gets, I'll only ever really need three books.

1. "The Satanic Bible" by Anton LaVey
2. "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand
3. "The Myth of Sisyphus & Other Essays" by Albert Camus

At the beginning of "The Myth..." when he declared suicide the ultimate philosophical question--my jaw fell open and I went into a small state of catatonia.

[Halcon Loco]

I enjoyed The Shining and The Long Walk. Couldn't put them down.

[Z0mbieJ0e]

Sin City novels

[OtepFan616]

there are alot to choose from. The book I remember not being able to put down was desperation. Dont care for the movie at all. Desperation has stuck with me for a while. Thats probably cause of the freaken spiders....cant stand them. Was checking under my bed all night. Another would probably be the hellbound heart.

[Tarantino]

The Road by Cormac McCarthy (looking forward to the film later this year, Viggo seems like the perfect choice and John HIllcoat of The Proposition is directing, plus another guaranteed brilliant score by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis)

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, I loved how he balanced extreme (emphasis on the extreme) violence, humor and satire.

Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk, I've never read anything as morbid as the short story, "Guts", the only time I've ever felt sick to my stomach from experiencing any kind of art form.

Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, the translation isn't great and the dialogue is pretty poor, but you become so immersed in their situation that the book becomes a part of you... also, it's a damned entertaining read.

The Man Who Fell To Earth by Walter Tevis, perfect... maybe my favorite piece of literature.

[BooBerry]

Sin City novels

Those are comic books... not novels... :starefreak:

[deadcellsociety]

American Psycho,read it like 10 times in 6 months! Interview with The Vampire,Coldheart Canyon by Clive Barker,Possibly the only book along with The Green Mile that had me crying my eyes out!

[Cellar Dweller]

IT, and the Dark Tower series. Both by King.

[Luris Blear]

IT, and the Dark Tower series. Both by King.

King made sure we didn't forget who wrote the Dark Tower novels. :die:

[MaryPoppins]

The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King.

[Sith_dreamer]

The Great and Secret Show by Clive Barker I just couldn't put down. It kept me riveted and at over 1200 pages, it was long but I finished it in about 4 days.

Desperation by Stephen King was really good.
Phantoms by Dean Koontz
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. Loved the film, loved the novel even more.
The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker was pretty good.
Books of Blood by Clive Barker was a little hit and miss, but mostly I loved the short stories.

[The Tall Man]

Pet Sematary and Sphere

[bitchslicer]

off season -jack ketchum
offspring -jack ketchum
the girl next door -jack ketchum
the dark tower series -stephen king
the rats -james herbert