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The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul. You will not see the world the same way. You can then read Industrial Society by Ted Kaczynski and understand his desperation.
The ones that stand out: Fiction: Project Hail Mary. Non-fiction: The Beginning of Infinity, David Deutsch
I went on a kick of reading "competency porn" (think Project Hail Mary/The Martian but not necessarily solving engineering problems). On top of PHM, I read Sixteen Ways to Defend A Walled City (great dark satire despite the shit ending) and The Goblin Emperor (more on the social engineering side of things, so better characterization than something like The Martian)
I read the main Earthsea Cycle books by Ursula Le Guin. Really enjoyed them, her prose is so evocative yet terse, especially in comparison to what would now be considered young adult fiction.
The ones that stand out: Fiction: Project Hail Mary. Non-fiction: The Beginning of Infinity, David Deutsch
Excellent read, I wonder what other readers think about it
I've read 80+ fictional books so far (mostly fantasy and sci-fi) and these are my 5-star reads: * "Legends & Lattes" by Travis Baldree * "Dreadgod" by Will Wight * "Tongue Eater" by John Bierce * "The Umbral Storm" by Alec Hutson * "Soul Relic" by Samuel Hinton * "The Weirkey Chronicles" by Sarah Lin * "The Eldest Throne" by Bernie Anés Paz * "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers (reread)
>"The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers This one made me think, is there any sci-fi by female authors, which involves aliens, but doesn't depict or mention sex with them?
I read the main Earthsea Cycle books by Ursula Le Guin. Really enjoyed them, her prose is so evocative yet terse, especially in comparison to what would now be considered young adult fiction.
Fiction:
- Revolutionary road by Richard Yates
- Anathem by Neal Stephenson
- Silence by Shusaku Endo
Non fiction:
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- Man’s search for Meaning by Viktor E Frankl
I've read 80+ fictional books so far (mostly fantasy and sci-fi) and these are my 5-star reads: * "Legends & Lattes" by Travis Baldree * "Dreadgod" by Will Wight * "Tongue Eater" by John Bierce * "The Umbral Storm" by Alec Hutson * "Soul Relic" by Samuel Hinton * "The Weirkey Chronicles" by Sarah Lin * "The Eldest Throne" by Bernie Anés Paz * "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers (reread)
>"The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers This one made me think, is there any sci-fi by female authors, which involves aliens, but doesn't depict or mention sex with them?