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EmpyrealInvective wrote:

Booboofinger wrote: After having read the complete "Percy Jackson" series at my daughter's request, I started on "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" by Neil Gaiman.

About Percy Jackson, I have this to say: DO NOT WATCH THE MOVIES! The books are infinitely better thanks to the brilhant humor and in depth undertanding that the author has of greek mythology. My sister (Who's a teacher) is currently having her kids read "Percy Jackson" right after they read "The Hunger Games" I read the later as I enjoy those types of stories like: "Battle Royale", "The Long Walk", "Lord of the Flies", but I passed over the former and unfortunately decided to watch the movie instead which unfortunately turned me off the Percy Jackson books... (The movie just made it seem... lacking in a sense.) You should read the books. The movie cut out some of the best parts of the book, modified other and probably had about as much in common with the book as "The Running Man" movie had with the novella.

As for Stephen King, I used to read him a lot, but then sort of got tired. While I do think a lot of his early work was great, later I think his stories just got too long and did not deliver in the end. I remember feeling cheated after reading "Tommyknockers". That humongus book and the ending just plain sucked. And just about that time Clive Barker was in full force, so I read him instead.

@Callie Harrison Bergeron has been one of my all time favorites.

But if you really want something very different to read, pick up a copy of "Anansi Boys" by Neil Gaiman. This book will scare the wits out of you in one chapter and make you laugh out loud on the next, and then back to scarry. You will especially enjoy it if you are familiar with who Anansi is and read/heard some of his tales before.