I love these books, and want to read more, but I find a lot are pretty meh. I want it to be about the world, more so than characters. Books like this that I have loved:
- The Hunger Games (love the world so much)
- Wool Series by Hugh Howey
- Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
- The Giver (Book 1)
- Divergent (well it was good when I read it as a kid haha)
I love sci-fi as well, with a focus on Hard Science such as the Quantum Series and my all time favourite book The Martian.
I've read Under the Dome by Stephen King and it was a bit of a slog imo as I mostly listen to books, so I'm not sure about The Stand, which I own a copy on my bookshelf. Any others maybe that would be good to listen to even?
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All The Water In The World
The Passage trilogy by Justin Cronin (*The Passage*, *The Twelve*, *The City of Mirrors*). A U.S. government/military experiment with an ancient virus goes awry and turns into a massive catastrophe. It’s immersive with great characters, multiple POVs and timelines, solid world building, and an amazing and satisfying story arc.
*Moon of the Crusted Snow* and its sequel, *Moon of the Turning Leaves*, by Waubgeshig Rice. The story is set in a northern Anishinaabe community during a societal collapse, although you don’t ever find out what actually happened, mainly because losing power and cell reception is such a common occurrence. It’s a stunning story.