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Top 5 books

SO. This is the first post I've made in a long while, and it's on a new topic. First off, I'd like to say that I want to devote my internet space to acknowledging different writing styles, the process of learning to write cohesively and some good tips for building short stories and novels.

To start off really simple, I'd like to give my top 5 reads!

#5 - Skulduggery Pleasant - Derek Landy

Skulduggery Pleasant is a very inventive alternate world that I love getting lost in. The characters are likable, the humor is just spot on ridiculous making it really easy to get hooked even if you're not a kid. The chapters are set up so you're flicking through, eager to get to the next event. Derek Landy has a very simple writing style in this particular novel, obviously due to the audience, however in my opinion it does not draw from the quality of the story and it definitely isn't lacking vocabulary. It is well worth a read!

#4 - The Green Mile - Stephen King

The Green Mile is just simply amazing. I was hooked halfway through the first book, but in my opinion Stephen King's books do take a while to catch you. As soon as you reach that hook though, there's no letting go. I probably finished the Green mile in just two nights on top of doing my homework and some extensively hardcore gaming. There are so many intricate themes weaved into this story, like the pain John Coffe felt all the time, the conviction of innocent men and the electric chair. It's surprising that this book isn't at the top of my list...

#3 - Ice Station - Matthew Rilley

I think this book took a long time to get interesting and I had a very biased hatred for the main character at the beginning. Although, I'm going to blame this on the lack of action at the start, where I was expecting some epic gun fights right away! And I didn't like this high and mighty 'Mr never-smiles' who was the main guy. Though, the book did pick up and it completely blew me away. The killer whales, the ice caverns... oh my god! It was amazing. I couldn't put it down, I stayed up til my eyes were powder finishing this book. Wild fight scenes, an amazing amount of background knowledge and research and a very mysterious main character.

#2 - Dolores Claiborne - Stephen King

An awesome story, completely unexpected endings and a really interesting writing style. I'm no book critic, but in my opinion I think it was really effective how there were no chapters, no separate dialogues besides Dolores and the weird way that even though it's all set in the one interrogation room, you are able to easily dawdle into her memories and to the island. It's hard to explain, but the way Dolores was written, it just seemed like you were actually sitting in that room, listening to the story being told.

#1 - Reaper Man - Terry Pratchett

This man needs to get a trophy for his insane imagination. The book Reaper Man was nothing less than ABSOLUTELY EPIC. There are wizards, zombie, vampires and sneaky snow globes! The Grim Reaper is my favorite character in life, I don't understand my fascination with him and death, but it's definitely going to be a good reason why this book tops my list. It was just a perfect representation of him, and it was a really emotive novel; especially towards the end. It brought me rage, random fits of giggling, and long hours of silent pondering. If you're in for a senseless adventure with a constantly twisting plot-line, intersecting madly and causing you to scream at the book pages, then this... is perfect. If not, read it anyway. >.> It's AWESOME.