The dramatic crachendo, decrechendo plot seems to dominate "best sellers". Am I the only one who find the "thriller" tedious? You know . After, say 80% of the way through, a perilous situation gets resolved when some heroic figure struggles through to save the day and end up coupled with the girl/boy of their dreams as well. I often find the build-up interesting, but the resolution yatta yatta yatta….meh.
Looking for recommendations of modern works that are less dramatic and don't focus on violence and romance. Genre not important, nor is happy ending. Credible characters, realism, and things that stretch my imagination are what counts.
by sandgrubber