List some of your 5 star books

[Reeda]

I love this thread and I also got some good books to add. I need to participate more often, you guys crack me up :)

[Char]

I love your choices, Maxine! Every one of them. :)

[Char]

Did someone mention cookies?

[Jon Recluse]

Cookies?

[Bill]

Yes, please!

[Marc-Antoine]

The cookies are a myth! They keep being offered but they never arrive... It's been three years since my last cookie!

[Holly]

I have a lot of 5 star books, so I will only list the books appropriate here, and there are only 10, so it will be easy:

Rosemary's Baby
Ghost Story
The Turn of the Screw and The Aspern Papers
Dark Gods
Long Lankin
Harvest Home
The Ceremonies
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Handmaid's Tale
The Big Book of Ghost Stories

[Kenneth]

Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon
Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
It by Stephen King
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons

[Rodney]

Sticking to horror, here are mine:
The Sorrow King by Andersen Prunty
Forsaken by Andrew Van Wey
Desert Places by Blake Crouch
Needful Things by Stephen King

[Tressa]

Marc-Antoine wrote: "The cookies are a myth! They keep being offered but they never arrive... It's been three years since my last cookie!"

I did send some cookies through SS one year. Can't remember who, but I think they sat at the post office too long. I am no longer a mod, Jon will have to send cookies now.

[Marc-Antoine]

Just the thought of Jon'a baked goods is horrifying!

[Tressa]

No telling what his special ingredient would be.

[Bill]

LMAO!

I will not venture a guess, lest find myself on HA double secret probation ;) (which I may already be on anyway...)

[Mark]

I loved The Terror. Unsure if I should invest into Abominable. Seems very similar. Word is, they are making the Terror into an AMC series. When We Join Jesus in Hell was incredible as well. Latest piece of crime noir that I loved was The Bitch by Les Edgerton. The Bitch

[Char]

I loved The Terror as well. :)

[Jonathan]

Some repeats on mine, and I'm assuming novella and short story collections are acceptable, and I'm only putting a few by King so my list won't be too King-centric, and I'll try to limit the list to horror (for now), and I know I'll leave some wonderful ones out, and, well, here goes...

ROSEMARY'S BABY, Ira Levin
A KISS BEFORE DYING, Ira Levin
THE CEREMONIES, TED Klein
DARK GODS, TED Klein
THE SOUND OF MIDNIGHT, Charles L. Grant
HOUSE OF LEAVES, Mark Z. Danielewski
THE WOODS ARE DARK, Richard Laymon
THE TERROR, Dan Simmons
UNDER THE DOME, Stephen King
THE STAND, Stephen King
THE DEAD ZONE, Stephen King
'SALEM'S LOT, Stephen King
THE SHINING, Stephen King
PET SEMATARY, Stephen King
IT, Stephen King
THE DARK TOWER (series), Stephen King
PSYCHO, Robert Bloch
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, Shirley Jackson
THE ROAD, Cormac McCarthy
THE OCTOBER COUNTRY, Ray Bradbury
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, Ray Bradbury
THE DARK DESCENT, Volumes 1-3: Ed. David G. Hartwell
THE OTHER, Thomas Tryon
GHOST STORY, Peter Straub
JULIA, Peter Straub
FEVRE DREAM, George R.R. Martin
GREAT TALES OF TERROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL, Ed. Phyllis Wagner
RED, Jack Ketchum
THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, Jack Ketchum
OFF SEASON, Jack Ketchum
GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY, M.R. James
MORE GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY, M.R. James
THE NIGHTRUNNERS, Joe R. Lansdale
ACT OF LOVE, Joe R. Lansdale
DARK HARVEST, Norman Partridge
SOME OF YOUR BLOOD, Theodore Sturgeon
I AM LEGEND, Richard Matheson
HELL HOUSE, Richard Matheson
THE SHAPES OF MIDNIGHT, Joseph Payne Brennan
THE EXORCIST, William Peter Blatty
LEGION, William Peter Blatty
SON OF THE ENDLESS NIGHT, John Farris
ALL HEADS TURN WHEN THE HUNT GOES BY, John Farris
THE TELL-TALE HEART AND OTHER WRITINGS, Edgar Allan Poe
THE RATS, James Herbert
THE SURVIVOR, James Herbert
BOOKS OF BLOOD, Clive Barker
LORD OF THE FLIES, William Golding
THE BEST OF H.P. LOVECRAFT, H.P. Lovecraft
THE HOMECOMING, Harold Pinter
DARK HOLLOW, Brian Keene
THE RISING, Brian Keene
THE SEARCH FOR JOSEPH TULLY, William H. Hallahan
A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND AND OTHER STORIES, Flannery O'Connor
THE DOLL WHO ATE ITS MOTHER, Ramsey Campbell
DARK COMPANIONS, Ramsey Campbell
DRACULA, Bram Stoker
TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED, Roald Dahl
FRANKENSTEIN, Mary Shelley
RELIC, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
TALES OF HORROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL, Arthur Machen
BEST GHOST STORIES, Algernon Blackwood

[Char]

Holy crap, Jonathan! LOL

[Gregor]

Charlene wrote: "Holy crap, Jonathan! LOL"

I know, he went all out!

[Jonathan]

Charlene wrote: "Holy crap, Jonathan! LOL"

The worst part is I know I left a great many out that deserved to be mentioned. :-)

[Rhian]

We need We Need to Talk About Kevin Gravity 11/22/63 'Salem's Lot Before I Go To Sleep I find I read a lot more 5 star books since I joined goodreads

[Amanda]

I picked one title per writer, pretty sure there would be more but a ton of what comes up at first is fantasy which I've been reading more of in recent years.

The Bridge
It
Boy's Life
The Best of Joe R. Lansdale
Drawing Blood
Horns
Mr. Hands
Audrey's Door
The Children's Hour
The Pines
Imajica
The Taken
Still in the middle of this one but I know this one will be a 5 star The Amulet

[Jonathan]

Amanda wrote: "I picked one title per writer, pretty sure there would be more but a ton of what comes up at first is fantasy which I've been reading more of in recent years.

The Bridge
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Dang it, Amanda! I knew I'd forget something. I wholeheartedly agree with The Best of Joe R. Lansdale. I'll amend my list!

[Amanda]

Jonathan wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I picked one title per writer, pretty sure there would be more but a ton of what comes up at first is fantasy which I've been reading more of in recent years.

Ha :) Trust me, my list would be longer if I were to list all of my 5 stars. For instance, I forgot Let's Go Play At The Adams'

[Jonathan]

Amanda wrote: "Jonathan wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I picked one title per writer, pretty sure there would be more but a ton of what comes up at first is fantasy which I've been reading more of in recent years.

Ha :..."

I keep hearing about that one. I'll bump it up on my TBR. Thanks, Amanda!

[Amanda]

Jonathan wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Jonathan wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I picked one title per writer, pretty sure there would be more but a ton of what comes up at first is fantasy which I've been reading more of in recen..."

It's been a favorite among HA members for a long time Tressa introduced it to many of us.

[Jonathan]

Gregor wrote: "Charlene wrote: "Holy crap, Jonathan! LOL"

I know, he went all out!"

I kept feeling bad for books I'd loved but not included...almost like I was betraying the authors.

I know, I have problems. ;-)

[Amanda]

Jonathan wrote: "Gregor wrote: "Charlene wrote: "Holy crap, Jonathan! LOL"

I know, he went all out!"

I kept feeling bad for books I'd loved but not included...almost like I was betraying the authors.

I know, I ..."

Not at all :) I always hated to make a short list myself.

[Gregor]

Jonathan wrote: "Gregor wrote: "Charlene wrote: "Holy crap, Jonathan! LOL"

I know, he went all out!"

I kept feeling bad for books I'd loved but not included...almost like I was betraying the authors.

I know, I ..."

Perfectly understandable, sir.

[Jason]

Jonathan wrote: "Some repeats on mine, and I'm assuming novella and short story collections are acceptable, and I'm only putting a few by King so my list won't be too King-centric, and I'll try to limit the list to..."

Love seeing The Road included. It is one of those books I would place in a league all its own, even better than five stars, perfect not only in the words upon the page but in its affect on the reader (this reader anyway). Beyond a great story, thought provoking and morality searching.

[Jonathan]

Jason wrote: "Jonathan wrote: "Some repeats on mine, and I'm assuming novella and short story collections are acceptable, and I'm only putting a few by King so my list won't be too King-centric, and I'll try to ..."

It's great to hear you love the book like I do, Jason. It's one of my top ten of all time, regardless of genre. And I totally agree with what you say here about it.

I cried for a good while after finishing it. And I held my son.

[Kenneth]

Jonathan wrote: "Gregor wrote: "Charlene wrote: "Holy crap, Jonathan! LOL"

I know, he went all out!"

I kept feeling bad for books I'd loved but not included...almost like I was betraying the authors.

I know, I ..."

I did the same thing with my list. Mine would have been so overloaded with King and McCammon that I didn't want my infatuations with those two authors to show! Ha ha.

[Jonathan]

Ken wrote: "Jonathan wrote: "Gregor wrote: "Charlene wrote: "Holy crap, Jonathan! LOL"

I know, he went all out!"

I kept feeling bad for books I'd loved but not included...almost like I was betraying the auth..."

Glad I'm not the only one, Ken. I could've included three times the number of Kings in there, but like you said, I didn't want my love to draw too much attention away from the rest of the list. :-)

[Jon Recluse]

Kingaling.

[Jonathan]

Jon Recluse wrote: "Kingaling."

:-)

Hey, at least I've got some Blatty on there now to counteract the Kinginess.

[Kim]

These books look so good. I'm heading over to the Amazon store!

[Jon Recluse]

Just Horror....King Free.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Pierre]

Great shelf, Jon. Lots to discover in there.

[Eileen]

Jon Recluse wrote: "Just Horror....King Free.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."

Great list, Jon. From just your list alone, I have years of good reading ahead.

[Char]

That is a great shelf, Jon! All of these picks are so good. :)

[Jason]

I have to concur with Pierre, Eileen and Charlene. So many books on Jon's list that i can't wait to get to.

[Ben]

I have not read much horror but I absolutely loved The Drowning Girl which someone mentioned earlier. Will be checking some of these out over the next few months.

[Jonathan]

Jon Recluse wrote: "Just Horror....King Free.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."

Jon, that's an awesome shelf. On the first page alone, I saw two more five-stars I should have added (the Ligotti and the Lieber). And I saw many more I haven't read yet but need to read soon. Thank you!

[Jonathan]

Pierre wrote: "Great shelf, Jon. Lots to discover in there."

Thanks, Pierre! :-)

[Jonathan]

Eileen wrote: "Jon Recluse wrote: "Just Horror....King Free.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."

Great list, Jon. From just your list alone, I have years of good readi..."

Thank you, Eileen! Some of those recs came from the folks on HA (specifically Fevre Dream and the two Blattys).

[Jonathan]

Charlene wrote: "That is a great shelf, Jon! All of these picks are so good. :)"

Thank you, Charlene! I have to admit...in typing it out during lunch today, I kept thinking of how many of the titles I need to re-read. :-)

[Jonathan]

Jason wrote: "I have to concur with Pierre, Eileen and Charlene. So many books on Jon's list that i can't wait to get to."

Thank you, Jason!

[Anthony]

Jonathan and Jon:
Excellent list/shelf. Can't argue with either of them. I see many of my favorites...

[Mixofsunandcloud]

Odd Thomas
The Stand
House of Leaves
The Raw Shark Texts
Pretty much everything by Neil Gaiman

[KIMBERLY]

I just finished The Pilo Family Circus and The Summer I died...they were both mind blowing in very different ways. Thanks for the recs on those!

[Jason]

Mixofsunandcloud wrote: "Odd Thomas
The Stand
House of Leaves
The Raw Shark Texts
Pretty much everything by Neil Gaiman"

Odd Thomas and The Stand are both in my top ten list.