Right now I'm reading through East of Eden, and so far I'm loving it. However, I can't stop thinking about the book I'm going to be reading next, and as a huge The Last of Us fan, I'm trying to chase the feeling those games gave me. So, I'm looking for books with morally grey characters such as Joel Miller.
As we all know, Joel does some irredeemable acts throughout the two games. He knows what he does is wrong — and so do we — but we still root for him and love him. That's because everything he does, though selfish, is because of family, because of loss he endured years ago — and those things are something we all can relate to.
I've not read many books yet, and I have no idea if there's many novels with characters similar to Joel, or if he is an anomaly, but all recommendations are welcome.
by aatuboo
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Hunter in Metro 2034 by Dmitry Glukhovsky
It’s a 3 part book series (Metro 2033, 2034 and 2035). Hunter appears in every book, but only in 2034 is he one of the 3 main protagonists. He is exactly like what you describe. Even though he is not the star of every story, I highly recommend the entire trilogy, if you liked The Last of Us. It’s also a post-apocalyptic world, with similarly desperate people trying to figure things out.
Cormac McCarthy and Ron Rash fit the bill
The developers were also heavily inspired by The Passage by justin cronin and loosely based parts of the story on the novel (its a very loose adaptation!) but may be worth checking out