House of Leaves
By: Mark Z. Danielewski
House of Leaves is a novel with an extreme cult following for good reason. The book has a very unique writing structure that is, for lack of a better word, labyrinthic. Parts of the book are written in spirals, individual squares, and other shapes. In general, this novel is a mind-bender that definitely leaves you scratching your brain. The book follows a man who finds a family’s writings that describe their experiences in a strange house. The more you read, the more you question what’s real and what’s not.
Things have gotten worse since we last spoke
By: Eric LaRocca
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke is definitely one of BookTokā€™s darker and more graphic reads. The novel follows two women who meet in an online chatroom and develop an intense longing to meet each other. This longing grows into a dangerous fixation with terrible consequences. This was such an engaging read because a lot of it is presented in the form of emails and chat logs that made me feel like it was personal.Ā
The Only good Indians
By: Stephen Graham Jones
I would like to preface this by saying that I absolutely loved this book and the personal connection that the contents of the novel had to the author. Stephen Graham Jones himself is a member of the Blackfeet tribe, a Native American tribe located in Montana. The story takes inspiration from many of his own experiences and stories from his culture. In specific the novel follows a young man who is haunted by an entity after an elk hunt. I know this is extremely vague, but saying any more would give away the best parts of this book. I love how the book questions the character’s intentions and begs the question – who is really the bad guy in the guise of identity and revenge?