“The Road” by Cormac McCarthy held me captive, staying up all night immersed in its pages, awakening the next morning with a lingering sense of melancholy. Stephen King’s works, especially “The Shining,” share that unique ability to make you eagerly anticipate the next page, constantly wondering what twist awaits.
I preferred Goldfinch to Secret History. For some reason most people’s preferences seem to work the other way around, but maybe you’re like me and will love Goldfinch and not like Secret History very much.