Submitted by feanor_imc t3_1096m8m in books
bhbhbhhh t1_j3wp531 wrote
Reply to comment by Darko33 in "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Leguin affected me like few books have done by feanor_imc
I swear Reddit thinks everyone other than King and Rowling is unknown.
Darko33 t1_j3wqdoa wrote
I work a white-collar job with loads of college-educated folks who read a lot in their free time, and have only been met with blank stares just about every time I have ever recommended her. It baffles me, too.
Dopey-NipNips t1_j3y6fv8 wrote
People that read f&sf are weird
I don't know anybody who reads what I'm into. Most men I know read non fiction and women read literature, chick lit, self help
Everybody reads mysteries nobody reads fiction about post apocalyptic America.
That's my experience anyway and I ask everybody what they read
I go in 5 or 6 different houses a day and I always look for the book shelf. Nobody has anything good
Chathtiu t1_j424jo4 wrote
I pretty much exclusively read spec fiction and nonfiction. Regular fiction and mysteries bore me to tears. There’s nothing there to titillate the mind and make me think and re-think new concepts.
I cut my teeth on Dune and Ceasar’s Column. As I matured, my tastes transitioned to The Sheep Look Up and The Culture series. In my teens, I had an entire 2 year stint where I exclusively read nuclear apocalypse fiction (Level 7 is by far my favorite in that category full of standouts). Right now, I’m taking a palate cleaner by reading Mark Kurlansky. I just finished Salt; A World History and will be moving onto The Last Fish Tale.
After that, it’s back into Scifi with Beacon 23 by Hugh Howey. I read the Ancillary series and An Empire Called Memory duology not too long ago. Based on them, I’m thinking about digging into language-oriented scifi, if that’s even a sub genre.
I’m 30f and my wife is the polar opposite. She is exclusively chick lit and Christmas lit. She loves having the post-read discussions, though, as I talk through whatever new and interesting concept from my latest read. We had a great talk about languages without gendered pronouns not too long ago.
I’ll gladly send some recommendations your way.
Brizoot t1_j3zegqh wrote
Don't forget Brando Sando!
Chathtiu t1_j424zoc wrote
> I swear Reddit thinks everyone other than King and Rowling is unknown.
While Guin is one of the great scifi authors, scifi is often considered a niche genre and she is an older author. Finding Guin in a modern bookstore can be a challenge.
Even finding the scifi section of any big box bookstore can be a challenge. It’s certainly the smallest section in Barnes and Noble, and has to share with high fantasy….which in turn is being overtaken by D&D and other table top gaming supplies.
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