Any fiction suggestions for a somewhat picky reader? The Expanse lasted me a long while but I’m finishing up the novellas now and need to start looking for something new. Not necessarily in the same genre.

I don’t have a lot of books under my belt as an adult, but some of my favorites have been Stoner by John Williams, Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, East of Eden, Catch 22, Flowers for Algernon, and Harry Potter. Kind of all over the place I guess. 😅

I’ve also enjoyed John Williams’ other novels, Piranesi, The Things They Carried, House of Leaves, and Ender’s Game and the sequel.

Some books I didn’t really care for include Hitchhiker’s Guide (although I loved the first half), Lolita, Sharp Objects, Turtles All the Way Down, The Stand, The Road, 1984, and Fahrenheit 451.

I’m always overwhelmed trying to find something new, so thanks for any suggestions!

EDIT: Thank you all! It’ll be a bit daunting exploring all these new books but not nearly as daunting as if I had no guidance, so I really appreciate it!

  • SirSamuel@lemmy.world
    12·
    10 months ago

    N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy scratched that itch for me. I devoured those three novels. It starts with The Fifth Season.

    I could say a lot about the setting, the tone, the subtext, but I’ll give you the gift I had walking in. Ignorance. Don’t read any more about the novels. If you’re reading this, right now, stop. Open Libby, or Audible, or whatever you use to get your books. Get the Fifth Season and read it.

    You’re still reading this post. What did I tell you.

    Go

    • pearable@lemmy.ml
      3·
      10 months ago

      I’m going to take this opportunity to recommend libro.fm. it’s like Audible but it gives proceeds to local book stores rather than Amazon

      • SirSamuel@lemmy.world
        2·
        10 months ago

        Oooh yeah, i like it. I usually borrow books and audio books from the library using Libby but I’ll check it out