We’ve all had that moment—you grab a book just to skim a few pages, and suddenly, hours have passed, and you're completely hooked. What was the last book that did that to you?
For me, it was The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins. I went in knowing almost nothing about it, and before I knew it, I was completely absorbed in its bizarre, dark, and mind-bending world. It’s one of the most unique books I’ve ever read. What’s yours?
by C-Jesus
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The Foxhole Court??
I thought I was reading this book out of spite? But then I read all 4 back-to-back and couldn’t pick up anything else for a few weeks. I wouldn’t call them great literature, but they were so gossipy and drama-filled I couldn’t stop.
The first of the Baby Ganesh Detective Agency books. I don’t read mystery-thrillers. To be honest, I hardly read fiction set currently – I mostly like SF and historical fiction – but there was something about the cover that intrigued me. I devoured the first book, then ordered the next two books, and have followed the writer, Vaseem Khan, ever since.
A Density of Souls by Christopher Rice
Killers of the Flower Moon
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, I usually don’t read this genre but it was so good.
Utz by Bruce Chatwin.
The minds of billy milligan
the hike by drew magary
I was in a hostel once and found a super beat up version of Midnight In the Garden of Good and Evil.
The Goon Squad. It won a pretty prestigious award. Weirdly fascinating
My Dark Places by James Ellroy.
[It’s all About the Bike…](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10003343) Obviously not everyone’s taste. But my wife and I were at a cabin in the woods and this was there. I had brought my own books to read, but found this so investigated. Finished it that weekend. I’m a year round bike commuter who subscribes to the N+1 philosophy simply because I live the simple but complex working of bikes.
“Good morning, comrades” by Angolan writer Ondjaki