Steam of consciousness (probably incomplete) list of what I've read and brief thoughts:
- The Solar Cycle (Long Sun, Short Sun) – Gene Wolfe: Amazing, unparalleled depth and writing. Complex, creative, and literary, though suffered from a meandering plot at times.
- The Windup Girl – Paolo Bacigalupi: Really great. Perfect combination of interesting biotech ideas and a tight plot with interesting characters.
- Three Body Problem Trilogy – Cixin Liu: Liked it. Amazing ideas and a great, complex plot, though the language wasn't necessarily beautiful due to translation.
- Imperial Radch (Ancillary Justice Series) – Ann Leckie: Good. Got a bit boring towards the end. Too much talk and politics.
- The Sparrow Series – Mary Doria Russell: I cried in the club
- MaddAddam Trilogy (Oryx and Crake Series) – Margaret Atwood: Great story and characters. Loved biotech and post-apocalyptic setting.
- Dune Series – Frank Herbert: I mean just phenomenal, what else is really to be said. Though it gets slow towards the end of the OG series.
- Hyperion Cantos – Dan Simmons: Loved it, though the writing style could use a little bit of work.
- Hainish Cycle (The Left Hand of Darkness, The Word for World is Forest, The Dispossessed) – Ursula K. Le Guin: The Dispossessed is an amazing book all around, though lighter on the plot and more focused on the anthropology.
- Zones of Thought (A Fire Upon the Deep, A Deepness in the Sky, Children of the Sky) – Vernor Vinge: Loved A Fire Upon the Deep; A Deepness in the Sky is tied or better.
- Teixcalaan Series (A Memory Called Empire, A Desolation Called Peace) – Arkady Martine: Both great, political sci-fi, though light on the exciting plot.
- Firefall Series (Blindsight Books) – Peter Watts: So thought-provoking.
- The Sprawl Trilogy – William Gibson: Love cyberpunk and the snappy writing.
- Blue Ant Trilogy – William Gibson
- The Expanse – James S.A. Corey: DNF. Felt a little too pulpy and the writing wasn't redeeming.
- Wayfarers Series (The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet) – Becky Chambers: DNF. TOO character-focused and campy.
- Snow Crash – Neal Stephenson: Awesome. Maybe a little too wild at times.
- The Gap Cycle – Stephen R. Donaldson: DNF. Finished The Real Story but didn't like the beginning of the next book. Also the writing style is a little meh.
- Lord of Light – Roger Zelazny: Pretty awesome world and literary style
- Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand – Samuel R. Delany: Enjoyed it. Wish there was a sequel. Writing amazing, story intriguing.
- Earthsea Series (First two books) – Ursula K. Le Guin
- The First Law Trilogy (The Blade Itself) – Joe Abercrombie: Fantastic series but pulpy at times. Okay overall.
- The Lord of the Rings – J.R.R. Tolkien: Bit too pulpy. Jk, amazing.
- The Broken Earth Trilogy – N.K. Jemisin: Pretty creative. Felt too much like a pop book that people tell you to read.
- The Stormlight Archive – Brandon Sanderson: DNF. Writing is mass-produced bleh.
- The Second Apocalypse – R. Scott Bakker: Fantastic. Phenomenal prose, top-notch scale and world building. Characters could use more personality, but Cnaiur and Proyas were great.
- Culture Series (except State of the Art) – Iain M. Banks: Loved it. Solid creative stories, really fell in love with the society and its people. Anthology style really grew on me. So many lovely characters and crazy settings.
by Swimming_Beginning24
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Wow impressive read!! Also the only Sci-if book I remember reading was called Wildcard 🙂 by the author of Legend ( Marie…..) it’s related with something called a NeuroLink you’ll find out when you read it. It’s great!