The Overstory by Richard Powers. Made me change careers.
ZenoTheLibrarian on
Razorblade Tears by S A Cosby
__blondeambition on
i cannot remember the pub date of this so it may be older than 15 years, but i am the messenger by markus zusak is beautiful and life-affirming and underrated. also: demon copperhead is great!
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Really enjoyed Project Hail Mary. My first sci-fi book and it was really really good. I still think about it from time to time.
IMO a fantastic piece of writing, I’m usually a SF reader, but all of the Giles Kristian books I’ve read are brilliant.
Princessycamore on
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
zampsta on
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Aggravating_Tip_5875 on
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
tomatocreamsauce on
The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante – literary fiction, series of 4 books, about a friendship and coming of age in 20th century Italy
The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin – fantasy, start of a trilogy, about a world in which people can control tectonic plates and the consequences of that power
Both are from the last 15 years 🙂
summerwreaths on
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. It’s a modern classic. It should be taught in schools next to the likes of John Steinbeck and E. M. Forster.
northlocust on
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
yoshah on
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese.
imwithburrriggs on
All Systems Red by Martha Wells.
coffeeconcream on
Pachinko
Artistic_Regard on
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker if you like character driven books.
TumbleweedofDoom on
I think Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan is amazing.
Scuba_Ted on
The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. Unbelievable read.
rcuadro on
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Turnlung on
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead By Olga Togarczuk. Good stuff.
Mental-Drawer4808 on
The Heart’s Invisible Furies
TheShipEliza on
Nuclear War: A Scenario
Agile_Ordinary_189 on
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande.
jb_v3 on
Small Things like These – Claire Keegan
venustus77 on
Lonesome Dove
mortlikesbooks on
Definitely read ‘Will of the Many’ by James islington. It is incredibly well written and I have never heard of a world/concept anything like the one he builds. It is the first book in a trilogy that is unfortunately unfinished; which is honestly a blessing as book one was so good it gives me a reason to re read for a refresher! Amazing characters and world building, and as a bonus I felt smarter after reading it.
Pugilist12 on
**We, The Drowned** by Carsten Jensen
mcmesq on
Almost embarrassed to say it, but one for me would be Heat 2 by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner. Caught completely by surprise and found it riveting from start to finish.
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Wool by Hugh Howey.
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Atonement. Ian McEwan
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The Terror by Dan Simmons or Anathem by Neal Stephenson. Though i think they are both right on edge
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11/22/63 – Stephen King
Pale Grey Dot, by Don Miasek. Sci-fi.
The Overstory by Richard Powers. Made me change careers.
Razorblade Tears by S A Cosby
i cannot remember the pub date of this so it may be older than 15 years, but i am the messenger by markus zusak is beautiful and life-affirming and underrated. also: demon copperhead is great!
Really enjoyed Project Hail Mary. My first sci-fi book and it was really really good. I still think about it from time to time.
[Gathering of Waters by Bernice L McFadden](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13293854-gathering-of-waters)
Drop dead gorgeous book. Narrated by a town, touches of magical realism, subtly ties into the story of Emmett Till. Perfection.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is the best book I have read in the past decade+.
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.
Station Eleven. I love dystopian novels but this one excelled in every way possible. Highly recommend it.
Loved a lot of the ones mentioned and some not yet appearing on this list but probably the biggest surprise love for me was Library at Mt. Char.
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[Lancelot by Giles Kristian](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36055895-lancelot?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_8)
IMO a fantastic piece of writing, I’m usually a SF reader, but all of the Giles Kristian books I’ve read are brilliant.
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante – literary fiction, series of 4 books, about a friendship and coming of age in 20th century Italy
The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin – fantasy, start of a trilogy, about a world in which people can control tectonic plates and the consequences of that power
Both are from the last 15 years 🙂
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. It’s a modern classic. It should be taught in schools next to the likes of John Steinbeck and E. M. Forster.
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese.
All Systems Red by Martha Wells.
Pachinko
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker if you like character driven books.
I think Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan is amazing.
The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. Unbelievable read.
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead By Olga Togarczuk. Good stuff.
The Heart’s Invisible Furies
Nuclear War: A Scenario
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande.
Small Things like These – Claire Keegan
Lonesome Dove
Definitely read ‘Will of the Many’ by James islington. It is incredibly well written and I have never heard of a world/concept anything like the one he builds. It is the first book in a trilogy that is unfortunately unfinished; which is honestly a blessing as book one was so good it gives me a reason to re read for a refresher! Amazing characters and world building, and as a bonus I felt smarter after reading it.
**We, The Drowned** by Carsten Jensen
Almost embarrassed to say it, but one for me would be Heat 2 by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner. Caught completely by surprise and found it riveting from start to finish.
Wool by Hugh Howey.
Atonement. Ian McEwan
The Terror by Dan Simmons or Anathem by Neal Stephenson. Though i think they are both right on edge
The Power by Naomi Alderman