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    I’m just starting to get into reading and am searching for more of what I like (30M). I’ve learned I tend to like dystopian/horror/sci-fi, but also with a comedic voice and a lot of dialogue. Here’s some recents I’ve read and what I like about them:

    • FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven.
      I really liked the format of this one, how each chapter is told from the POV of the interviewee. I also loved the violence, lord of the flies-esque vibe. World War Z is in my to-read list.

    • Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman.
      This is the series that got me back into reading. Love the whole “televised apocalypse” theme and all of the funny dialogue / crazy characters. Matt’s writing is also very easy to read.

    • John Dies At The End by Jason Pargin.
      Similar to DCC, I like this one for its casual/humorous dialogue , trippy psychedelics and how the characters aren’t very serious. The rest of the series is in my to-read list.

    • The Troop by Nick Cutter.
      Loved the horror aspect of this one along with the setting (creepy isolated island). I like the “experiments gone wrong” trope.

    • The Ruins by Scott Smith.
      Similar to The Troop, I liked the body horror and psychological horror, and watching a group of characters slowly grow insane/desperate.

    • We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer.
      Maybe my favorite I’ve read so far. I don’t even know how to describe this one, but I really enjoyed the whole “something is wrong here but I’m not sure what”.

    • Bioshock:Rapture by John Shirley.
      This one may be cheating since it’s source material is from one of my favorite games, but I love the setting (underwater city) mixed with the violence and horror of a society collapsing/drug use, along with the crazy mad-scientist experiments going on.

    TLDR; I need suggestions for books that contain: horror, dark comedy, heavy dialogue, dystopian, unique settings, experiments gone wrong. Open to any and all suggestions.

    by smoothjuicer

    5 Comments

    1. ANonnyMouse79 on

      Honestly i would recommend The Locked Tomb series. Not really sci-fi, not really horror, not exactly dystopian but a bizarre and amazing amalgam of all of the above, within several extra bits and pieces thrown in for a little razzle dazzle, and often extremely funny. Gideon the Ninth is your entry point.

    2. FlightTraditional717 on

      Obligatory Red Rising comment

      I feel like it has most of what you’re looking for, and it’s just so epic

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