When I was 12 I devoured most of Michael Crichton's books in a few months. I remember reading Sphere on a road trip and being so engrossed in the story that my parents couldn't get me out of the back seat when we reached our destination.
I'm 38 now, but I want to read a book so fun and gripping, so roller-coaster-like that it makes me want to ignore the world like a selfish preteen.
Please avoid or flag: contagion, terminal illness, hospitals, recently deceased parents
Some authors and genres in this vein that I particularly like: David Wellington, Andy Weir, Caitlin Starling, horror, sci fi
Thank you for your ideas!!
by OGoatfootGod
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Dungeon Crawler Carl amazing audiobook too
I had this experience with the Three Body Problem trilogy (my sleep schedule suffered greatly for those)
Alex Garland – The Beach, it’s not fun but it’s gripping, very short chapters and you always want to know what happens next
I really couldn’t put down Dean Koontz’s “Phantoms” when I first read it. Had to read it all the way in one go. Mind you, I was a lot younger then, but…
Between two fires by Christopher Buehlman, but beeing a horror genre might have those red flags you mentioned.
The Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells was this for me earlier this year – each book is action packed and they’re short (most are novellas) so you just want to keep rolling. It’s sci fi
The Slow Horses series by Mick Herron too – the writing is fabulous and the books are fast paced. It’s about MI5 agents who mess up at their jobs so get sent to the “reject” house