Can be running from anything! The law, zombies, their own mental anguish, anything. Minimal romance preferred. Thanks in advance! by luciedavis_98 Related: Lonesome Dove without the unrelenting grimness? Self help or psychology book that can get you through hard times Trying to find some books from my teens Soulmate/mate book suggestions! A book/series that hit hard.
Wizard_of_Claus on November 21, 2023 6:09 pm The Running Man by Richard Bachman (aka Stephen King) That’s not a joke answer either. It’s genuinely a good story and, aside from some plot points, isn’t like the 80’s action movie at all.
GuruNihilo on November 21, 2023 6:40 pm Blake Crouch’s **Dark Matter** sci-fi thriller with the protagonist crossing dimensions.
DaglarBizimdir on November 21, 2023 7:16 pm John Mulgan, *Man Alone*. William Godwin, *Caleb Williams*. Thomas Hardy, *Tess of the D’Urbervilles*. Anon, *Grettir’s Saga*. Anon trans. Seamus Heaney, *Sweeney Astray*.
RangerDanger3344 on November 21, 2023 7:31 pm For at least part of the book, *Outlawed* by Anna North.
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The Running Man by Richard Bachman (aka Stephen King)
That’s not a joke answer either. It’s genuinely a good story and, aside from some plot points, isn’t like the 80’s action movie at all.
The Road
Forrest Gump
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
Blake Crouch’s **Dark Matter** sci-fi thriller with the protagonist crossing dimensions.
John Mulgan, *Man Alone*.
William Godwin, *Caleb Williams*.
Thomas Hardy, *Tess of the D’Urbervilles*.
Anon, *Grettir’s Saga*.
Anon trans. Seamus Heaney, *Sweeney Astray*.
Shantaram
For at least part of the book, *Outlawed* by Anna North.
Firestarter by Stephen King.