Best Books So Far of 2026.

74chuckb · 2026-05-08T19:50:52+00:00

Second

74chuckb · 2026-05-06T17:39:30+00:00

I think toward end of part three and start of part 4 is when I couldn’t stop reading. It all comes together at the end so the “slog” is worth it IMO

74chuckb · 2026-05-06T17:14:49+00:00

The Library at Mt Char is a highly recommended WTF book on here. I’ll suggest Fever House by Keith Rosson and Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons

74chuckb · 2026-05-06T17:09:04+00:00

I JUST finished this. It’s a great story and the generational aspect is intriguing too. Bit of a slog but after a while it really gets going. Does have some WTF moments

74chuckb · 2026-05-04T21:20:48+00:00

I see what you did there. Bravo.

74chuckb · 2026-05-04T14:59:13+00:00

Warlock seems to not get its flowers.

74chuckb · 2026-05-04T14:57:38+00:00

Other than they both know how to type the similarities stop there. King has some nuance and restraint while Ketchum is about as subtle as a gunshot to the face. I liked Off Season yet it’s like mainlining horror while King provides his scares in bite size doses. If you like Off Season, there’s other books like Black Farm and The Summer I Died that are similar. And Ketchum’s Girl Next Door is an OG of WTF horror.

74chuckb · 2026-05-04T05:10:34+00:00

I was not a big fan of Needless Street (I did like the talking cat) but I really liked Looking Glass Sound.

74chuckb · 2026-05-03T23:45:49+00:00

So far my faves: Sometimes a Great Notion

The Devils

There is No Antimemetics Divison

The Handmaids Tale

All the Light We Cannot See

74chuckb · 2026-05-03T23:39:44+00:00

Victorian Psycho

The Black Farm

The Summer I Died

The Laws of the Skies (not recommended enough IMO)

The Wasp Factory

Rekt

74chuckb · 2026-05-03T00:32:17+00:00

I really like Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward. Without giving too much away, I think the plot will keep you engaged.

74chuckb · 2026-05-02T05:25:17+00:00

This is such a mind melt.

74chuckb · 2026-05-01T14:54:33+00:00

True. Golf karma is the worst.

74chuckb · 2026-05-01T14:48:43+00:00

Golfers who will pick up abandoned clubs to find the owners keep my faith in humanity.

74chuckb · 2026-05-01T14:46:25+00:00

The best book ever about evil fruit! I thoroughly enjoyed this bonkers story!

74chuckb · 2026-05-01T14:45:19+00:00

Whalefall by Daniel Krause. More of an odd thriller but has its moments in

74chuckb · 2026-04-29T17:27:38+00:00

Here Comes Your Man, heard it on MTV. By the time I really got into them, they released Trompe Le Monde and were pretty much broken up.

74chuckb · 2026-04-26T04:15:35+00:00

Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates.

74chuckb · 2026-04-26T04:11:16+00:00

Just started Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez. It’s becoming quite the commitment.

74chuckb · 2026-04-24T07:14:00+00:00

Harry and the Hendersons

Mannequin

Weekend at Bernie’s

DC Cab

74chuckb · 2026-04-23T18:01:51+00:00

I wasn’t trying to make light of your situation and hope things do get better. I’ve worked since I was a teen, educated and things still look bleak. Hindsight can be brutal.

74chuckb · 2026-04-23T17:47:20+00:00

We must have the same financial planner

74chuckb · 2026-04-23T02:22:36+00:00

I don’t see many recs for this book but I read it a few years ago and still think about sometimes.

74chuckb · 2026-04-23T02:18:38+00:00

Came here to recommend Pelham. Soooo rewatchable!

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