Top Ten

I was just thinking now about the books I'd put in my Top Ten. Usually I struggle to remember any details about books, even the ones that I've enjoyed, but there are a few that have stayed with me, so I suppose they should be the ones that go into my Top Ten. These are what I've come up with so far:

1) Dark Matter by Michelle Paver. Obviously. My favourite ghost story, it ticks all the boxes for me.

2) The Terror by Dan Simmons. I loved the mix of historical fact and fiction. I loved the characters, especially Crozier and Goodsir. I loved the setting and the descriptions of the frozen conditions. Even the supernatural elements were just the right side of 'too weird' for me. I think about this book a lot.

3) The Solitude Of Thomas Cave by Georgina Harding. To be honest, it was a bit of a toss-up between this or The Fisherman for number 3, but (at the current time of writing) I've only just finished the John Langan book, whereas this one I've read a couple of times. 

4) The Fisherman by John Langan. Loved this, but will have to see how long it lingers in my mind. For now, it's pretty high up on the list.

5) The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. I don't 'love' this, I struggle a bit with some of the writing, but I do enjoy the overall story of the haunted house, and in this case I think it helps that I've seen the film too, just to pad out some of the images and events.

6) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. I'll put this here because it's the first, but also probably the best, even though I read it ages ago. It kind of represents the whole series though.

7) The Ascent Of Rum Doodle by W. E. Bowman. Very funny book!

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Not sure about the rest, I don't want to fill up the places just for the sake of it. Hopefully I'll be able to come back to this list to add more.