I prefer science fiction, fantasy, and horror without the spaceships, dragons, and zombies.
1. Wraiths of the Broken Land, by S. Craig Zahler
2. A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
3. Blackwater II: The Levee, by Michael McDowell
4. Consumed, by David Cronenberg
5. Breakfast at Tiffany's, by Truman Capote
6. Our Souls at Night, by Kent Haruf
7. Dance, Dance, Dance, Haruki Murakami
8. Dear Mr. M, by Herman Koch
9. The Sorrow King, by Andersen Prunty
10. Is Winona Ryder Still with the Dude from Soul Asylum? and Other LURID Tales of TERROR and DOOM!!!, by Douglas Hackle