For me in SciFi I’ve been trying to hit some classics so I’ve read ‘The Iron Dream’ by Norman Spinrad, ‘A Time of Changes’ by Robert Silverberg and also the (recent release) ‘Out of the Ruins’ anthology.

Of those three I enjoyed ‘The Iron Dream’ the most since I didn’t enjoy Silverberg’s potraryal of women (and it doesn’t seem to have literary intent like in ‘The Iron Dream’.) 'Out of the Ruins had some bangers but it was a fairly inconsistent collection for me that mostly hasn’t been memorable.

So, what are you currently reading or have recently read?

  • UrbenLegend@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I haven’t read any of the books you mentioned in your post so I am not sure if these are up your alley or not, but the last 3 sci-fi books I’ve read have all knocked it out of the park for me:

    1. Seveneves - Neal Stephenson
    2. Spin - Robert Charles Wilson
    3. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

    You can tell I am a sucker for all books dealing with the impossible vastness of space 🤣

  • WuxinGoat@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I recently finally got around to reading Anathem and was blown away, so much detail, so much going on. And from someone who reads alot of philosophy, that aspect felt like it was handled naturally in the book and not infodumped.

    • radarsat1@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 year ago

      It’s a really special book. I’m not sure I buy into the many worlds interpretation but I loved how the book delved into it in a very original eay and avoided common tropes.

  • Trabic@lemmy.oneEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I just started The Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons. I got the consolidated ebook, so I’m only 9% of the way in which is a little daunting (just finished the Poets tale in the first book.)

    Liking it so far, not really like anything I have ever read (no, I never actually read Canterbury Tales) but in some ways it reminds me of the Kingkiller Chronicles with the story within a story.

    • TeaHands@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Oh man that first book is honestly one of the most haunting things I’ve ever read. It just…stays with you. You’ll never be able to fully get it out of your mind. I can’t even really articulate why.