Just finished the book. What a hauntingly exquisite story. I would highly recommend it.
Another one is "Blacktop Wasteland" by S.A. Cosby. It is the story of a man pushed to his limits by poverty, race, and his own former life of crime. Very well written and hard to put down.
I checked this one out and it looks like it would be over my head, not to mention that at my age, I might not live long enough to finish it. :) Happy reading!
The first book to come to mind was a book I've read numerous times. I've enjoyed it each time I've read it and caught new details each time to make me more enjoy it.
I admit I've not read it "lately," though. My favorite book by my favorite author:
the novel "The Sundial" by Shirley Jackson
And I think sometime in the past you mentioned on the site that you weren't too fond of her "The Lottery." :) I loved that short story the first time I read it in highschool. Blew me away. I think I shared that with you on the site, too. ) Probably shared about "The Sundial," too.
And I see you're talking with Thriftymaid in the thread. In the past on the site, she had shared she liked Pat Conroy's "Beach Music." I read it based on her suggestion and I loved it. (That wasn't too 'lately," for me, though, either. ha.)
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I have passed my horror fiction phase, although I used to be a fan. Currently, I read a lot of biographies and memoirs, although not exclusively. I just finished Sally Field's autobiography, 'In Pieces'. She had quite a different life than I had pictured.
I read Field's book, too. At several points, I almost felt like "Wait, Sally. I don't know you well enough for you to share such personal information with me." I admire her honesty in her book. And really I respect her film and TV work, too.
I actually don't find "The Sundial" quite a horror book. But I bet it is considered that maybe. I like Jackson's works more for her creation of "real"-to-me people.
Non-horror -- Maybe check out Raymond Carver's short stories -- "A Small, Good Thing" is a particular favorite though I like all of his that I've read. Flannery O'Connor short stories, too.
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