Recs if you like The Cement Garden...
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
Disturbing Novel Iceberg - Tier 2
Tier 2 from the disturbing novel iceberg, inspired by the disturbing movie iceberg.
More taboo themes, more gore, and books that stick with you long after reading.
taboo
books with characters/storylines that go against societal norms (check cws/tws)
Short Books (<300)
100 short books for when you need to break a reading slump or reach a reading goal.
summer in a book
books which perfectly capture the heat of a slow, sweltering summer
Between Games and Wilderness
Sometimes there is a space where childhood loosens its ties to order and slips into something wilder. These stories trace what happens when rules fade and when games stop being harmless and begin to evoke instinct, fear, and cruelty. What emerges is not innocence, but something more uncertain: a line between imagination and reality that no longer holds.
master mcewan !!
my fave author, and writer of some of the best books this century. atonement and nutshell are particular favourites of mine šš¼
