the book recommendation thread

Most people probably wouldn't expect it to be any good, but Dreamspawn, the second book in the Nightmare on Elm Street novel series and written by Christa Faust, is actually a decent read. It's got its cliche characters (Goth, Punk, Jock, Princess, Crazy Bitch who Cuts Herself) and quite a few parts are pretty predictable, but rather than have Freddy out and about killing people for the whole book, he's only referenced in foreshadowing dream sequences and his appearance is more or less saved for a climactic bloodbath in the last 4/5 or so of the book, favoring character development for the rest. It also gives an interesting take on his past, before he was murdered by the Elm Street parents.

Right now I'm reading Gaijin, by Marc Olden. It's about an Englishman who defects to Japan and becomes a yakuza boss and an accomplished thief and his ex-CIA mother who try to defeat him. I also suck at synopses, so check it out on Amazon for better reviews. It's actually a lot more interesting than how I put it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.