I read NOS4A2 and liked it, but I think we ought to read The Fireman. I don’t usually read horror but the NOS4A2 reviews pulled me in. I’m glad they did. Mostly I forgot the genre classification and just enjoyed Hill’s writing. I haven’t read much Stephen King either and what I have read falls under genres other than horror. My suggestion is not to worry too much what genre the book is filed under. Think Reading Lolita in Tehran - we all thought the book would be more about the author’s book club than it is. Think Persepolis: I sensed feet-dragging at reading a graphic novel and it turned out to be the favorite of the two books. I’m reading American Gods at the moment. It won many awards: Nebula and Hugo (primarily SF), Bram Stoker (Horror), Locus (Fantasy). As its author Gaiman says, “nobody was quite certain which box it belonged in.” I agree and kind of felt that way about Hill’s writing.