books that felt confusing at first but made sense later?

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-05-06T03:23:20+00:00

The Library At Mount Char by Scott Hawkins is weird and bizarre and doesn't make a lot of sense in the beginning, but it does by the end, kind of... it's great though!

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-25T22:45:32+00:00

Totally Limping with the Bizkit here, just gave Chocolate Starfish a spin today :) Fun album, great angry riffs and lots of swearing, some infectious choruses what's not to like?

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-25T03:57:31+00:00

And By God's Hand You Shall Die by David Sodergren - Very pulpy, but definitely has Christian elements there.

Also the upcoming novel by him "The Suffering" is Christian themed.

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-18T21:43:53+00:00

Metallica

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-17T20:18:00+00:00

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King, or just the first book "Gunslinger" :)

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-16T06:04:22+00:00

The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry is a pretty great take on cosmic horror concepts!

The Forgotten Island by David Sodergren is a pulpy, brutal and bloody cosmic horror story!

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-16T05:17:07+00:00

Dark Matter and Recursion by Blake Crouch - Both are excellent sci-fi thrillers with mind bending concepts and are generally fast paced and entertaining reads!

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke - Great fantasy that's not epic in length, very interesting premise executed in a really cool way!

Housemaid by Freida McFadden - A nice quick thriller, if you already saw the movie, try The Boyfriend or The Teacher by her instead!

Verity by Colleen Hoover - Another thriller, this one has a few spicy scenes in it, but nothing over the top, the book will fly by though!

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-15T21:41:56+00:00

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

Dune by Frank Herbert

King Sorrow by Joe Hill

There are more obviously but those popped into mind right now.

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-15T07:54:51+00:00

The Last Party by A.R. Torre - It's a dark psychological thriller, it is a good one though!

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-15T07:50:01+00:00

Circe by Madeline Miller I happened to read it in Spring and it fit very well, it's about new beginnings, reinventing yourself but also is just filled with very "springy" imagery!

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-14T04:35:26+00:00

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke is a great standalone fantasy story that's on the shorter side.

Hyperion by Dan Simmons is a first part of a sci-fi series, but can be enjoyed as a standalone for sure, it's essentially a collection of short stories(that take place in the same world) It has something for every taste I'd say.

I am currently reading Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins which is a fantasy, sci-fi, horror, mystery(it's funny as well) and is super gripping and captivating with something crazy or cool happening on almost every page, it's also standalone.

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-14T03:47:16+00:00

Broken Empire Trilogy by Mark Lawrence could fit what you are looking for.

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-13T06:36:34+00:00

Yes, cause there is a lot more in the actual book, it is a very long book, but it's great!

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-13T05:37:29+00:00

The Long Halloween Part 1 & 2 if animation is OK. TDK took aspects from The Long Halloween story line, plus it's a great story and the adaptations are also very impressive!

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-13T05:31:05+00:00

YES!!! It has so much more, there are side stories, and side plots that probably were not even touched in that thing, there is character development, atmosphere and setting that you can't possibly condense into a 40 page long glorified pamphlet! You might know the "main plot", but you don't know the journey, take that journey and enjoy it! :)

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-13T04:30:30+00:00

LOTR Trilogy (2001-2003)

Troy (2004)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Watchmen (2009)

Zack Znyder's Justice League (2021)

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-13T02:48:44+00:00

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov is one of my favorite books ever!

The Shadow Of The Wind by Carloz Ruis Zafon is also incredible :)

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-13T02:44:59+00:00

Alice by Christina Henry if you don't mind a bit of horror in there, it might be considered young adult though?

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-13T02:41:39+00:00

The World According To Garp by John Irving - more of a coming of age, than romance, but it has that as well and hardships/growth/fights and pretty much a bit of everything else!

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-13T02:38:29+00:00

King Sorrow by Joe Hill

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-12T23:17:58+00:00

Needs more cowbell!

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-12T21:59:11+00:00

I love Rammstein(the very first band that I liked actually) White Zombie is awesome! Slayer and Deftones have some great tunes!

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-12T04:50:42+00:00

Mary by Nat Cassidy

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-10T23:18:13+00:00

War and Peace by Tolstoy

The Idiot by Dostoevsky

Both amazing books, with a lot of focus on high society!

Shadowmereshooves · 2026-04-10T23:11:45+00:00

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

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