Ask HN: What good books have you read lately?

A book of Garrison Keillor short stories from early in his career, called (I think) "Happy to Be Here". Pure hilarious americana, where everyone is fleecing everyone else all the time but they're always polite.

Rendezvous with Rama - Arthur C. Clarke

Set in the near-ish future, a big asteroid comes whizzing into the solar system. Looks weird, so we investigate. It's a total page turner, and reads like an adventure/mystery. Highly recommended.

---------

The Malazan Book of the Fallen series - Steven Erikson

A fantasy series, set in a really unique setting. It's an epic fantasy series with a huge ensemble cast and a bunch of parallel plots that break a lot of the usual tropes. It's tough to describe, but if you like epic fantasy it's a must read. I'm on book five of ten and loving it.

Sapiens

Mastery

The Geography of Genius

Ready Player One

I'll second this, along with its follow up book. I read it close to a year ago and the description of the particle unfolding into higher dimensions has still stuck with me.

Last three great books I've read are:

$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America

The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business