I was about to type ‘I’ve been meaning to read that’ for the Stephen King book, but I have now and it’s fine. I wouldn’t call it a must read. As a time travel story it’s in the top three
I haven’t tried to audio book his stuff. The style of writing seems like it wouldn’t translate well. I think Blood Meridian is my second favorite book he wrote.
Oh, I mean yeah they are bad people and based off real people that existed. The Judge is also literally an allegory for the devil/pure evil. Its a good book about bad people. The Road might be more your speed. Still plenty of evil characters but at least your protagonists are good. The boy in that story is basically the antithesis of the judge and is representative of purity in the face of evil. Still has some particularly rough parts. I get what you’re saying though. I tapped out of American Psycho for like 3 years after one particularly rough section, only finished it recently. Different author but the only book I’ve had to put down.
Excluding religious text~
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Any book written by Cormac McCarthy
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Short stories by Kurt Vonnegut
Do Androinds Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick
Definitely lots more
Instead of Sapiens I’d suggest The Dawn of Everything.
I like where this list is going, having read all those. I’m curious what else you would add to it!
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage (was my favorite book for years)
World War Z by Max Brooks
The Stand by Stephen King
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
The Chamber by John Grissom
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
Armor by John Steakley
Off the top of my head but I’m sure lots more would qualify if I looked at my library.
This is great! 'The History of the World in Six Glasses" and “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress” look especially intriguing.
I’ve read Victor Frankel and Nietzsche before, otherwise they would be intriguing as well.
I’m currently reading Steinbeck’s East of Eden, and it may be a while before I finish it. But, when I do, I thank you for the next in queue.
I was about to type ‘I’ve been meaning to read that’ for the Stephen King book, but I have now and it’s fine. I wouldn’t call it a must read. As a time travel story it’s in the top three
I tried to listen to the audio book of Blood Meridian and it was awful. I couldn’t stomach it.
I haven’t tried to audio book his stuff. The style of writing seems like it wouldn’t translate well. I think Blood Meridian is my second favorite book he wrote.
I have BM audiobook downloaded on my phone. I haven’t read many books but this one is probably top 3 for me.
It wasn’t the style that bothered me. It was the horrible acts committed by the main characters. Just non-stop brutality.
Oh, I mean yeah they are bad people and based off real people that existed. The Judge is also literally an allegory for the devil/pure evil. Its a good book about bad people. The Road might be more your speed. Still plenty of evil characters but at least your protagonists are good. The boy in that story is basically the antithesis of the judge and is representative of purity in the face of evil. Still has some particularly rough parts. I get what you’re saying though. I tapped out of American Psycho for like 3 years after one particularly rough section, only finished it recently. Different author but the only book I’ve had to put down.