- The Dog Stars (Peter Heller) A man and his dog and his plane survive the apocalypse. Similar to The Road but not quite sodark.
- The Painter (Peter Heller) More of a character study than The Dog Stars. Anger+Artist+Grief.
- Horns (Joe Hill) A contemporary devil story with an emotional wallop.
- The Martian (Andy Weir) Just like Apollo 13 or Gravity, but in book form and on Mars.
- Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn) Terrific character study + murder mystery w/ unsatisfying ending.
- Ready Player One (Ernest Cline) 80s pop culture geek porn.
Geoff