The Flashman series - George MacDonald FraserThe Aubrey-Maturin series - Patrick O'Brian
Quote from: Yossarian on November 17, 2016, 07:47:08 pmLondon Fields - Martin AmisThis would fit the bill.
London Fields - Martin Amis
The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings - good call Moose - and for the same reasons
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Perhaps you could channel that terror into a selection of meaningful titles...?
At about 11 ish I put talcum powder on my face to make myself look ill so I could spend the day in bed reading LOTR. Don't think my mum ever believed me.
I can remember stopping reading LOTR for a week entirely before picking it back up, purely because the "Shelob's lair" section was scaring me so much (I really don't like spiders).