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    Quote Originally Posted by Ahsoka View Post
    I don't do much reading and want to change that.

    Anyone got any good fiction or sci-fi to recommend?
    Quote Originally Posted by Dracarys View Post
    I am a sci-fi fanatic haha. These are mostly old books, but here's some of what I've read and enjoyed:

    The foundation series, Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, Neuromancer, Brave new world, Do androids dream of electric sheep?, 2001: A space odyssey, Childhood's end, Roadside Picnic, Starship Troopers, Contact, Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse Five, Flowers for Algernon (super sad but great), Old Man's World, the forever war.

    Sci-fi I didn't like that much personally but are highly rated: Stranger in a strange world, the dispossessed, Dune, Hyperion cantos.
    See I loved Dune and Stranger in a Strange World. Another Robert A. Heinlen book I enjoyed was The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, and you may have to pick through them because the set has many different authors, but there are many wonderful Star Wars books, which, as fan of the movies, filled the gaps of time between them in the Star Wars universe. Contact is fantastic, as is Brave New World!

    Stranger in a Strange World is what I started with back in the day, and it's what got me interested in Sci-Fi. It's a light read compared to say, Dune, and I highly recommend it, along with the many, many Star Wars books.

    On another note, has anyone read Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace? It's a hefty read that I'm soon going to attempt to tackle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Acula View Post
    See I loved Dune and Stranger in a Strange World. Another Robert A. Heinlen book I enjoyed was The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, and you may have to pick through them because the set has many different authors, but there are many wonderful Star Wars books, which, as fan of the movies, filled the gaps of time between them in the Star Wars universe. Contact is fantastic, as is Brave New World!

    Stranger in a Strange World is what I started with back in the day, and it's what got me interested in Sci-Fi. It's a light read compared to say, Dune, and I highly recommend it, along with the many, many Star Wars books.

    On another note, has anyone read Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace? It's a hefty read that I'm soon going to attempt to tackle.
    The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is another book I didn't like much but it is very well liked in general. Worth a read for any sci-fi fan. Star Wars ones are great.

    I have read Infinite Jest, it was interesting. Just make sure you have enough time to take it all in. Footnotes galore!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dracarys View Post
    The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is another book I didn't like much but it is very well liked in general. Worth a read for any sci-fi fan. Star Wars ones are great.

    I have read Infinite Jest, it was interesting. Just make sure you have enough time to take it all in. Footnotes galore!
    Yeah, I'm thinking it'll be a "read in short bursts" kinda book, but I'm excited to behold Wallace's deep vocabulary.

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    I've been reading the Drizzt series within the Forgotten Realms series and setting. Because D&D.

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    Quote Originally Posted by soleil View Post
    Is French your first language?


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    Yes it is!

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    Quote Originally Posted by cute can kill View Post
    Yes it is!
    Le fran�ais n�est pas ma langue maternelle mais j�aime bien la litt�rature fran�aise aussi ! Tu aimerais peut-�tre The Great Gatsby de Fitzgerald ou quelque chose de Hemingway? Hemingway a pass� �norm�ment du temps � Paris, tu le savais? J�ai lu The Old Man and the Sea il y a deux ans et le langage est assez directe - pas beaucoup de langage figuratif ou inaccessible pour un apprenant. Et il y a toujours Harry Potter hehe courage xx


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    I just read "Red Rising," and it was awesome!

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    Quote Originally Posted by PrettySarcastic View Post
    Fiction is such a H-UUUUUUU-GE genre.

    What do you like to read? Can you give examples of books you've read before and enjoyed?

    As far as Sci-Fi goes, I can't speak to the novels (yet), but The Expanse on Amazon Prime is based on a series of novels and it is AMAZING. I have heard the novels it is based on are just as good. They are on my to-read list. It's a series and it's nearly finished.

    They are by James S. Corey.

    Courtesy of Wikipedia:


    I'm going to move on to Leviathan Wakes, but right now I'm in the middle of reading The Witcher novels, which are ALSO amazing, by the way. Strongly recommend if you like fantasy.
    Damn thanks for this recommendation!


    Quote Originally Posted by cute can kill View Post
    Yes it is!
    Oh, tu parles fran�ais! Moi aussi!

    Quote Originally Posted by soleil View Post
    Le fran�ais n’est pas ma langue maternelle mais j’aime bien la litt�rature fran�aise aussi ! Tu aimerais peut-�tre The Great Gatsby de Fitzgerald ou quelque chose de Hemingway? Hemingway a pass� �norm�ment du temps � Paris, tu le savais? J’ai lu The Old Man and the Sea il y a deux ans et le langage est assez directe - pas beaucoup de langage figuratif ou inaccessible pour un apprenant. Et il y a toujours Harry Potter hehe courage xx

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    Wow tu �cris bien! Bravo lovelove

    My recommendations
    I really love Jules Verne's Voyage au centre de la Terre (Journey to the Center of the Earth), Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours (Around the World in Eighty Days) are my favorites!
    I also recommend Amelie Nothomb Hygi�ne de l'assassin (Hygiene and the Assassin) & Mercure
    Markus Zusak The Book Thief
    Steven Gould Jumper

    Will maybe edit my post if I remember other recommendations.




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    Love that there's a book section now! <3 Just finished The Chanur Saga and am looking for recommendations along the same lines...

    Anybody have any sci-fi/fantasy recommendations that feature other planets run by non-great ape descendants? Also, books about first contact that aren't super serious (are there any funny books about first contact you can recommend?), because I could use the humor...

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    I just read "Red Rising," and it was awesome!

    It's such a great book! What did you enjoy the most?

    ---------- Post added at 02:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:21 PM ----------

    Anybody have any sci-fi/fantasy recommendations that feature other planets run by non-great ape descendants? Also, books about first contact that aren't super serious (are there any funny books about first contact you can recommend?), because I could use the humor...

    Well Douglas Adams with 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' is the first person that comes to mind when you combine sci-fi with humor.

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