To give you some idea, here are some I enoyed:
House of Leaves
The Ringu series
Dark Water
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
The Historian
Sunshine
Hell House
Chocolat
American Gods
Either books with passages that are beautiful and make you think, or some spooky novels (please no "Ghosts of New York" types though)
2006-12-14 06:36:49 · 6 answers · asked by Azrael A 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Joy Luck Club by Tan
The Blue Bottle Club by Stokes
All the Way Home by Tatlock
Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck
The Hobbit by Tolkien
The Locket by Evans
To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee
Paradise Lost by Milton
2006-12-15 06:32:33 · answer #1 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you mentioned American Gods, I'd have to say anything by Neil Gaiman. Have you read Neverwhere? It's about the world underneath London.
Coraline, while a children's book, is most definitely creepy. It's a short chapter book, but if you like spooky things, you might enjoy it.
2006-12-14 06:47:24 · answer #2 · answered by Pip 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laurrell K. Hamilton's Anita blake series or the book about Jack the ripper by Patricia Cornwell
2006-12-14 06:48:09 · answer #3 · answered by aidea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wrote a book that's beautiful and will make you think. It's a Little Prince-ish children's novel: The Caretaker of Tree Palace. My web site has more about it: www.cdawnmccallum.com
Some really beautiful books I loved that made me think:
The Alchemist
Graham Greene's books
Lawrence Durrell's books
2006-12-14 06:48:45 · answer #4 · answered by Claire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try "Sharp Objects" by Gillian Flynn and "We Have to Talk about Kevin" by Lionel Shriver. Both are very scary and make you think.
2006-12-14 13:49:06 · answer #5 · answered by silver.graph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Ultimate HitchHiker's Guide" by Douglas Adams. i guess you'd call it sci-fi but it's incredibly funny.
2006-12-14 06:41:42 · answer #6 · answered by kriztles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋