Anyways, having looked over my bookshelf, here are some recommendations purely for the sake of recommending. Maybe not spot on what you're looking for, but why not...
Neverwhere. A book I've read about nine times. Because it's awesome.
Time Traveler's Wife. Kind of established/re-ignited my hope and sense of romance. My father isn't much of a reader and usually takes months to go through a single book, but after losing his wife, my stepmother, he went through this in a week and thanked me profusely afterwards.
Island. I'll tell you right off, it's one of those 'intelligent reads'. The end is proclaimed early, it comes as predicted and it's depressing, but the book overall is nice. You read it first, to check :)
By you don't think you are good enough for Stephen King type stories, do you mean your reading level isn't good enough or your "this is too freaking creepy for me to read anymore so I have to put it down now" level isn't good enough?
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman/Terry Pratchett was one of my favorite books when I was 14. That book led me into the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett and into the Sandman graphic novel series by Neil Gaiman. Then Gaiman released Neverwhere and that's an absolutely amazing story as well!!
The Dresen files series by Jim Butcher is a great series. It starts off a bit shaky in the first book, but it's still enough of a kickass book that you are hooked and want to read the rest of the series.
Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore is a great story with a good sense of humor. He is one of my favorite authors, and most of his books are ones that you can reread and they're still as entertaining.
Also when you are looking for more suggestions, you can refer to this handy dandy flowchart for the top 100 science fiction/fantasy books of all time. There are some amazing authors and amazing books listed, so hopefully you find some more good reads on there too!
ever read the book Neverwhere?
How about a haiku?
I 'd like a pet cat
But pet cats do not like me
So I have eight dogs.
Book, please! Thanks for the contest <3
Same with me. Except I didn't like Good Omens either.
Neverwhere, though, I liked.
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Link to Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman.
Do you like Neil Gaiman? More to the point, have you read Neverwhere? It is that extension you want and the prose is just gorgeous.
For unique, I'd say The City of Dreaming Books. It is particularly good if you haven't read any of Moers other books beforehand.
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman?
Anyways, having looked over my bookshelf, here are some recommendations purely for the sake of recommending. Maybe not spot on what you're looking for, but why not...
Neverwhere. A book I've read about nine times. Because it's awesome.
Time Traveler's Wife. Kind of established/re-ignited my hope and sense of romance. My father isn't much of a reader and usually takes months to go through a single book, but after losing his wife, my stepmother, he went through this in a week and thanked me profusely afterwards.
Island. I'll tell you right off, it's one of those 'intelligent reads'. The end is proclaimed early, it comes as predicted and it's depressing, but the book overall is nice. You read it first, to check :)
Gates of Fire.
Born To Run. Just read this recently. Fun, interesting, quick.
By you don't think you are good enough for Stephen King type stories, do you mean your reading level isn't good enough or your "this is too freaking creepy for me to read anymore so I have to put it down now" level isn't good enough?
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman/Terry Pratchett was one of my favorite books when I was 14. That book led me into the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett and into the Sandman graphic novel series by Neil Gaiman. Then Gaiman released Neverwhere and that's an absolutely amazing story as well!!
The Dresen files series by Jim Butcher is a great series. It starts off a bit shaky in the first book, but it's still enough of a kickass book that you are hooked and want to read the rest of the series.
Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore is a great story with a good sense of humor. He is one of my favorite authors, and most of his books are ones that you can reread and they're still as entertaining.
Also when you are looking for more suggestions, you can refer to this handy dandy flowchart for the top 100 science fiction/fantasy books of all time. There are some amazing authors and amazing books listed, so hopefully you find some more good reads on there too!