I’m not sure when it was written, but I ran across this list of the best science fiction and fantasy books this century, and I resonated with the ones I’ve read, so I thought I’d see what others thought of it. Have you read many of them?

  • cabhan@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    I’ve read schockingly few of the ones on the list, and from what I know, I feel torn. Some I’m happy to see: NK Jemisin is a great author, and although I haven’t read Exhaltation by Ted Chiang, everything I’ve read of his has been incredible.

    On the other hand, seeing Perdidio Street Station as the first entry really threw me for a loop. The book is totally fine, but it is extremely weird, and I definitely don’t see it as a must-read.

    Edit: typo

    • Someology@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Perdido Street Station is SO not one of his better books. I think it only gets recommended because it is so very weird.

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      1 year ago

      Exhalation is a fantastic collection of novels. I think it is even better than The Story of Your Life