I really loved The Locked Tomb series, it's brilliantly written and does a good job leaving you as confused as the characters while also being aimed perfectly at my demographic.

Huge fan of Ursula K. LeGuinn's The Dispossessed and The Left Hand of Darkness. They're great sci fi explorations of politics and gender

My wife and I are both fans of Brandon Sanderson's work, very good for anyone interested in getting into fantasy (also popular for learning to read books in English).

When Women Were Dragons is a feminist fantasy novel that made me cry on behalf of the older women in my life and was just a really powerful book

I have more queer lit I can recommend, but it's probably not going to be what I'd describe as my favorite.

For nonfiction The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow is a fascinating book that left me feeling like we are capable of building a better society

The whole of discworld is so good, I highly recommend everyone at least try it

I need to read The Word for World is Forest at some point. I've read the rest of the Hainish Cycle novels. Rocannon's World was pretty good, a nice exploration of setting but otherwise couldn't compare to Left Hand or Dispossessed, Planet of Exile was uncomfortably Pocahontas, but set up for City of Illusions which was really good, just not a "everyone should read it" like Left Hand and Dispossessed.

I love Sanderson, his books have great settings and magic systems, his female characters are well written, and he actually puts out books and finishes series

I read Dune this year and it was so good. Just unbelievably smooth prose with lots of complexity. I was only able to read the first two without needing a break for something else though

I love all of Graeber's writing. He's got great points and does an excellent job being entertaining while conveying them. Dawn was definitely his best though, it completely bust open so many myths about the past and did a great job of not treating any society as perfect or uniquely barbarous

I have been approaching Le Guin’s work as a happy discovery any time one of her books crosses my path. I don’t want to actually check what she wrote because I fear the day I will have read everything from her. Like this, I’ll never know if there is still something from her out there for me

Rothfuss said the book is already written but in a unpublishable state. Currently, it is said to be bloated and lacking structure but i think he underestimates how much his audience NEEDS this work.

Don't think I've ever heard of that one, will need to check it out. Glad I'm not alone with BOTS! 😁

Cool, hope you enjoy it, and thanks in return for the Jack London. Never read any of his, I don't think, will give it a go when I get a chance 👍

Catch 22, I read it like the bible.

It's ok, but it monkeys around with the plot to an annoying degree.

Jude the Obscure. It's a tragedy. It's an old book, and a classic, but it isn't everyone's cup of tea. I recommend giving it a try of you like consuming tragedies as much as I do.

It was indeed interesting to read. I recommend following it up with his Philosophical Investigations, which completely breaks off from the Tractatus.

It is almost a perfectly written story, but weirdly I don't think its actually the best Culture novel. I think the best is either "Look to Windward" or "Use of Weapons".

Thank you.

hiyodori's work has captured the entanglement of sapphic hatred, obsession and love in a way we havent found elsewhere. she writes about women in beautiful places who will inevitably destroy or complete each other.

Carrion Saints is her best and it will never let us go. it is focused, thorough, and very curious about what it would take to make someone hate you forever.

Einstein's Dreams

A series of short stories of what life would be like if time worked differently. One where there is no future. One where you can run to places in time. One where time slows and speeds up in different places.

I'd have two:
1st is a book that I'd recommend to read anyone, "1984" written by George Orwell
And 2nd is a book that I would not recommend to read everyone, but I personally really really like, because it left an impression on me when
I,ve read it: "So I'm a Spider, So What?" by Okina Baba, it just has all the moments that I'd like to see in a action adventure book at the time, a nice story, relatable mc, nice humor. Although ending kinda sucks so I js headcanon it.

Darn :(, but good to know. Thank you :)

Oh interesting, haha yeah I've seen all the comments across the web about the gap. It's quite a wild wait, hopefully Rothfuss, himself, is okay.

Really liked the anime adaptation (aside from the wonky cgi), didn't consider looking into the og source though. Does the progression quality carry on throughout the light novel volumes?

A classic: Lord of the Rings (& The Hobbit first)
Other: Ariadne & The witch of Colchis

Its a good suggestion! Thank you. I've read both blindsight and echopraxia on my quest! I think about them both quite a bit.

How about "the mountain in the sea" by ray nayler? I actually have liked everything ive read by him. Not quite like anathem which really I should go back and reread- that book is fantastic

Thanks! I haven't heard of this one, but it sounds great. I'll check out his other stuff too. Definitely give anathem a reread! I'm a little envious ;)

A Memory called Empire is incredibly good! I feel Desolation doesn’t compare

Use of Weapons is so good, I needed to take a break after it…

I can't consider them separately 🤷🏼