The LIST!
I’ve been reviewing books in dozens of different places, and I want a place you can find all the 5 star books in one place, sorted by Genre. Eventually I’ll sub-sort by decade. Remember, 5* doesn’t mean it’s best book ever, it only means that it’s one of the best examples of that genre.
Epic Fantasy (Series)
Magician by Raymond Feist (And Series)
The Eye of the Storm by Robert Jordan
Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind
The Legend of Drizzt by R.A Salvatore
Horror/Crime
Comes a Horseman by Robert Liparulo
Something Wicked this Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Spookers (Horror Fantasy, low gore, low stakes)
The Grand Hotel by Scott Kennemore
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Epic Horror (Global Threats, Extinction or Worse.)
The Stand by Steven King
Many of Lovecraft’s stories.
Moral Horror (Horror that questions our perception of right and wrong.)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley,
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide by Robert Louis Stevenson
Carrie by Steven King
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
Internal Horror (Horror that makes us fear what is inside of us.)
The Shinning by Steven King