Harry Potter is a kid's book. Finally someone says it! LOL. Anyways, The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward is amazing. There is plenty of sex and violence. It is so addictive. I was hooked by chapter 3 of the first book. There are 9 books so far.
If you like short vampire stories, you might also like Teeth which consists of 19 vampire stories. Check out the link for a list of more vampire fiction - http://www.monsterlibrarian.com/vampires…
If you're looking for novels, you would probably like:
Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris
House of Night series by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
And yes, Harry Potter might not exactly be a sex-scene-filled adult series, but it is certainly not kids' fantasy. You should really give it a chance. But a lot of people who read Twilight do agree it sucks. So do I. :)What's a good book for me to read?
How dare you call Harry Potter kids' fantasy? It's the best series in the world but you'd rather read about vampires? And Twilight's no kids book, you've obviously not read either if you think they're kiddish. Try Harry Potter, it'll be the best read of your life. It's got some violence, plenty of love, but no sex, and if you like creepy things you'll love Voldemort.
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
The End of Alice by AM Homes
House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski
Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen Donaldson
The Dark Tower by Stephen King (Needful Things will give you that interconnected small town feel)
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Blindness by Jose SaramagoWhat's a good book for me to read?
the name of the wind by patrick ruthfus. you could always read a game of thrones seeing as they have a few books out now and the hbo series only covered small bits of the first book.
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
From Amazon:
(Bret Easton Ellis, more than once, captured the essence of America in the 1980's. In his books, most notably "Less Than Zero," Ellis codified the look, sound, and feel of the Ronald Reagan, MTV watching, Yuppie 1980's. Ellis was not nearly as interested in showing the flashy glitter of that time as he was in revealing the dark side of excess in an America spiraling into total chaos. In "American Psycho," Ellis attains the rank of a master satirist, viciously skewering a culture that reduces life to power lunches, Armani suits, personal hygiene, and video stores. Ellis is an American Dickens, holding a mirror up to the face of America and daring us to look deep into its depths. Needless to say, the reflection is not pretty.
Ellis's protagonist in "American Psycho" is one Patrick Bateman. Patrick is at the pinnacle of power: he is young, buff, tan, and filthy rich. He works, when he feels like it, at a powerhouse Wall Street firm. Most of his days are filled with parties, dating, dining out, renting videotapes, and buying the best of everything. Why not? Patrick can afford to do whatever he wants in an America that not only approves of his behavior, but ardently wants to emulate it as well. There is one slight quirk in Bateman's well coiffed persona, one small, minutely unpleasant ritual he feels he must engage in from time to time: Patrick likes to rape, torture, and murder people. His usual victims are prostitutes and homeless people, although he isn't above killing an occasional cop or child. That Patrick is, inside, a raving lunatic of epic proportions doesn't matter as long as he can maintain surface appearances. This he manages to do by keeping up on all the latest fads, doling out fashion tips to those less fortunate, and hanging out with the guys and gals on a regular basis.
The book alternates between power lunches at trendy New York restaurants and stomach churning scenes of murder and mayhem. There is a link between two such disparate activities, and a close reading reveals these links. In essence, Bateman is caught up in an empty, soul crushing existence. The people he knows and the places he populates are devoid of any deep feelings. In order to feel, to experience life, Bateman must kill (or at least fantasize about killing). Murder is his release from the daily banalities of Yuppie life, the only time when he feels as though he is participating in a life activity.
The violence may be extended even further, beyond the confines of Bateman's character, to show the results of a materialist culture on the human spirit. Does the best of everything always result in happy, well adjusted human beings? Are those who have great wealth automatically deserving of our respect because they are wealthy? Are these wealthy denizens guaranteed happiness because they can buy the best bottled water, the best stereo system, the best clothing? Ellis's answer is a resounding, and blood drenched, no. Bateman is not happy with his possessions (at least not beyond any surface pleasure), and actually seems to further deteriorate as he acquires more possessions.
The violence committed by Patrick Bateman is truly sickening on many levels. Ellis provides GRAPHIC descriptions of Bateman's murders, rapes, tortures, and yes, cannibalism. Those who read splatter literature won't see anything they haven't seen in horror books printed by small press publishers, but for those not used to horror films and books the violence here will definitely become unbearable. The violence is not only disgusting; it is cruel as well. It is the type of violence that seeks to humiliate and debase human beings, to bring others down to the dark levels where Bateman resides. However, keep this in mind: how can a book proposing to explore the American soul in the late 20th century avoid using violence as a major plot point? We live in an extremely violent society; to ignore that violence is to be dishonest to any serious attempt at social satire.
"American Psycho" is an important statement on late 20th century American society. Bret Ellis is to be commended for penning a book that plunges into the murky depths of our country's soul to expose our paradoxes and our ugliness. Ellis took a lot of heat for writing this book, probably from those who live lives a lot like Pat Bateman's surface existence. As a final note, be careful about watching the film version of this book. It does not capture Ellis's intentions in any way, shape, or form.)
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott. Follows the story of a girl living with her kidnapper and is generally a powerfully disgusting book. I loved it.
From Amazon:
"The numb voice of a teen who has been devastated by five years of captivity and compliance, a girl who has been named "Alice" by her abductor, relates her grim story. At 15, she still believes the threat by which Ray controlled her when she was almost 10 and he walked her away from a school field trip: he's made it clear that if she bolts he will kill her family. The trauma of multiple rapes on a child is portrayed, as is Ray's ongoing need to control her and his daily, multiple demands for sexual submission. Now that she's a teen, Alice is being starved; his disordered logic tells him that this will keep her a little girl. His control over her is so absolute that, although she can leave his apartment during the day and goes on her own to have a wax job, her only rebellion is to steal small amounts of food. When Ray decides it is time for a new little girl, Alice complies by locating a likely next victim. In the process she meets a needy teen boy and a police officer, both of whom suspect she is in trouble and want to help her, but all does not end happily."
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