Diavolino

Reviewer rating: 

5

Pros: 

Reminded me of Stephen King!

Cons: 

None

Diavolino by Steve Emmett, takes you on an adventure filled with lust, greed, and horror.

The Metamorphosis

Reviewer rating: 

1

Pros: 

Reasonably short

Cons: 

Still too long

I downloaded this for my ebook reader from Project Gutenberg...

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5200

...but you can pay good money for it if you want to on Amazon. 

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Reviewer rating: 

5

Pros: 

one character, short and sweet

Cons: 

not a one

The world had teeth and it could bite you with them anytime it wanted.

That chilling first line instantly reminds the reader of this simple fact. And King rams it home for the next 264 pages.