Hello! This is my first post.
I’m trying to shift from watching so many movies and read more, and while *I am doing that* , I feel like there is is massive comfort food genre that is missing from what I read.
The best way to explain it is – the survival isolate setting. Kind of “get out of this place alive” – the final girl trope is also my shiiiiit.
In movies the best examples I can give are Alien and The Thing.
But doesn’t have to be horror. For example Tomb Raider 2018, I would have read that book, kind of tick all the boxes.
I’m a sucker for island or jungle setting in the survival genre, but the setting is secondary. I would just like to read book with that simple premise of trying to survive this situation, get out of here alive – lots of running – maybe an animal or monster chasing us, maybe people.
The cabin in the woods, crawl, no exit, the shallow, The Descent, even underwater or 10 Cloverfield lane. All great examples, with the action shifting to all running in the jungle to a more psychological thriller but the vibe and premise remains.
I would love it to be with a female protagonist honestly, I just enjoy them more .
by davzar9
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*Into the Drowning Deep* by Mira Grant might be a good fit
The Vang: The Military Form by Christopher Rowley
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones – it has pretty much everything you’re looking for. I love his writing but I’ve seen people complain that it’s hard to follow, ymmv.
**Devolution** by Max Brooks. He’s a hell of a writer (author of **World War Z**) and this book has a breathless, tense pace. Brooks is great with details that give it a realistic feel, and it’s a woman protagonist too.