I love Margaret Atwood, and Dune is in my top 10. If you are interested in any recommendations, Station Eleven is a good dystopian novel, but also Blade Runner, Flowers for Algernon and have a look at Ursula Le Guin.
I’m not so much a sci-fi girly but if you could take one sci-fi recommendation from me it’s ’project hail Mary’ they are turning it into a film. It’s such a great and enjoyable read and dare I say - funny. Don’t audio book this one.
I love dystopian fiction, and anything apocalyptic really. Getting more in to other Sci-fi and fantasy now too although traditionally they are not go to genres. I’m going to have to try Bunny now.
I’m currently reading 1984 and have We lined up after. Am definitely leaning more and more towards dystopian - got any recs? And good luck with Bunny!!
The Stand is a classic. Of the other books you mentioned, I've read Frankenstein, The Handmaid's Tale, Oryx and Crake and Dune. All are great Take a look at Swan Song by Robert McCammon
For the idea but not the execution i recommend Divided Kingdom by Rupert Thompson...the uk is divided into quarters and each quarter is inhabited by personality type based on the ancient idea of the 4 humors
@@RecoveringBookSnob it's hard to pinpoint when writing just doesn't do it for you. Also other than the core concept I cannot recall anything else about the novel
A Canticle for Leibovitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. is an amazing post apocalyptic work of art! I also really love Earth Abides by George R. Stewart. I did my graduate thesis on the genre, and these books were the best of the forty or so works I explored.
Genre recommendations: I recommend if you like disaster settings and the characters dilemmas in them, then check out the Grimdark genre. If you like complete horror, or gorey stuff in these kinds of science fiction books, check out the dark fantasy genre . If you like reading character's mental, spiritual, and emotional states that leads to reasons for their behavior, check out psychological fiction. The Stand is considered partly dark fantasy, They are science fiction, but I would always look under dystopian and psychological horror for stories like them, never knowing about the Grimdark, Psychological Fiction, or Dark Fantasy genres. Being more interested in the moral dilemma character chose, and the breakdown of characters, it helped greatly find the stories I loved. I highly recommend them.
I just finished reading Bunny and I’m definitely on the liking it side. I’m generally a big fan of unreliable narrators. I also recently read Ninth House and really liked it. Personally I thought both of those were supposed to be social commentaries too, or at least a commentary on the upper eschleons of society/Ivy League. I haven’t read Frankenstein or Dune recently but I do remember liking them as a teenager. Never read any of the others. I plan to maybe read The Handmaiden’s Tale but I don’t expect to like it.
Glad to see you're getting into sci-fi! If you're interested in some fun SFF, you'd probably enjoy the British authors like Douglas Adams, or Terry Pratchett. :)
books like Stephen king length are pretty much all I read😂so good to see someone else joining the SFF arena! People often look down on it for having no literary value, but honestly that's just nonsense. Some of the most impactful books I've read are from SFF, and especially in self published works at the minute, there's a lot of emotional character driven stuff. I recommend Legacy of the Brightwash by Krystle Matar and Eleventh Cycle by Kian Ardalan as two fantastic books that explore social issues within fantasy settings
You should try Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I recommend *Marina* , *The Shadow of the Wind* and *The Angel's Game*. He's a superb writer. Like Marquez, it's more magic realism than fantasy but worth the read.
I've never been able to get through The Stand, and I am a massive Stephen King fan, so I commend you. My own personal favourite dystopian novel is 1984 by George Orwell. If you haven't read it already I can highly recommend it.
@@RecoveringBookSnob It has been a long time since I read it, but I would say about half-way through. Anything over 400 pages has always been difficult for me. I have always been a fan of short fiction for that reason.
@@RecoveringBookSnob That is the good thing about literature. We can put a book down when we aren't ready to read it (it took me a few years to get through The Lord Of The Rings) but we can always re-read it in the future.
I read Dune purely because I watched your review, and I even got the same edition as you. I gave Dune 5 stars, what a read❤❤. I recently read a book "We" by Yevgeny Zamyatin, and If you want to read 1984, please read this one before. It has a direct influence on 1984 and it is very cool and I loved it. Also, I've an obsession with Russian classics and my next read will be Oblomov, by Ian Guncharov. Happy reading🧡
Yay ! I'm so glad you enjoyed Dune. Such an incredible story. And I've added 'We' to the TBR - will make sure to read it before 1984. I'm currently out of my russian classics groove but The Brothers Karamazov is next on my list. I've never read Oblomov - you'll have to let me know how you find it
I also loved We! I’m a whole problem of a person, so I like to describe it to people as “It’s basically a utopia! But maybe everything isn’t as perfect as it seems (but you can get a whole* hour of opaque walls if you cash in a Let’s Have Sex chit with a partner, so I’m not sure what you’d complain about).”
I really enjoyed this video. Its cool to hear someone else's take one books like these. However, i cant keep my self from wondering about where you are from. Some times it sounds British, at times Australian and then i wonder if you're South African. You have probably gotten this question many times. But where are you from?
Glad you enjoyed :) I’m British but my mum (who has now passed ) was South African. I don’t hear it at all but I have been asked this a few times. Each time it makes me emotional :’)
@@RecoveringBookSnob Thanks for the answer. Sorry to hear about your mom :(. I sometimes think about when this will happen in my life and to my family. Loosing one of our parents. We are all grown up. I cant imagine what that will be like. Horrible and brutal like nothing else you can experience i guess.
@@MikaelOdqvistthank you :) yes, it is uniquely devastating and life-altering. Not something you can ever really prepare for (which is both scary and comforting I think), so if I were you I’d try not to think about it too much.. if possible
Ugh the Stand. Phenomenal first 3rd and then goes bloop down. For SciFi, Hyperion Cantos can be good by Dan Simmons, John Wyndham is a good author that is not as well known now, Ray Bradbury is a classic,
Nooooo don’t say that - I’m just over halfway and am getting CONCERNED. Thanks for the other recs though, I’ll get to them (if I survive the stand, of course..)
Frankenstein is my all time favorite novel. I agree, and it is inspiration for some many of our favorite scifi authors. Thanks for so many good recs.
You should definitely pick up anything by Ursula Le Guin! Earthsea is her fantasy series, and her sci-fi is astounding (try The Lathe of Heaven)
I like the cyberpunk genre of Sci-fi and I recommend Neuromancer ! It’s a cornerstone cyberpunk novel.
I hadn't even considered cyberpunk - its been added to the list !
I love Margaret Atwood, and Dune is in my top 10. If you are interested in any recommendations, Station Eleven is a good dystopian novel, but also Blade Runner, Flowers for Algernon and have a look at Ursula Le Guin.
I’m not so much a sci-fi girly but if you could take one sci-fi recommendation from me it’s ’project hail Mary’ they are turning it into a film. It’s such a great and enjoyable read and dare I say - funny. Don’t audio book this one.
You didn't like the audio-book? I'd argue the audio-book enhances the experience.
I love dystopian fiction, and anything apocalyptic really. Getting more in to other Sci-fi and fantasy now too although traditionally they are not go to genres. I’m going to have to try Bunny now.
I’m currently reading 1984 and have We lined up after. Am definitely leaning more and more towards dystopian - got any recs? And good luck with Bunny!!
The Stand is a classic. Of the other books you mentioned, I've read Frankenstein, The Handmaid's Tale, Oryx and Crake and Dune. All are great
Take a look at Swan Song by Robert McCammon
For the idea but not the execution i recommend Divided Kingdom by Rupert Thompson...the uk is divided into quarters and each quarter is inhabited by personality type based on the ancient idea of the 4 humors
When you say ‘not the execution’ … how bad are we talking ? 😅
@@RecoveringBookSnob it's hard to pinpoint when writing just doesn't do it for you. Also other than the core concept I cannot recall anything else about the novel
A Canticle for Leibovitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. is an amazing post apocalyptic work of art! I also really love Earth Abides by George R. Stewart. I did my graduate thesis on the genre, and these books were the best of the forty or so works I explored.
Genre recommendations:
I recommend if you like disaster settings and the characters dilemmas in them, then check out the Grimdark genre.
If you like complete horror, or gorey stuff in these kinds of science fiction books, check out the dark fantasy genre
.
If you like reading character's mental, spiritual, and emotional states that leads to reasons for their behavior, check out psychological fiction.
The Stand is considered partly dark fantasy, They are science fiction, but I would always look under dystopian and psychological horror for stories like them, never knowing about the Grimdark, Psychological Fiction, or Dark Fantasy genres. Being more interested in the moral dilemma character chose, and the breakdown of characters, it helped greatly find the stories I loved. I highly recommend them.
The Stand is my fave book of all time!
I just finished it - it’s extraordinary!!
I just finished reading Bunny and I’m definitely on the liking it side. I’m generally a big fan of unreliable narrators. I also recently read Ninth House and really liked it. Personally I thought both of those were supposed to be social commentaries too, or at least a commentary on the upper eschleons of society/Ivy League.
I haven’t read Frankenstein or Dune recently but I do remember liking them as a teenager. Never read any of the others. I plan to maybe read The Handmaiden’s Tale but I don’t expect to like it.
Nice gesticulation! 😎😎😎👍👍👍
Glad to see you're getting into sci-fi! If you're interested in some fun SFF, you'd probably enjoy the British authors like Douglas Adams, or Terry Pratchett. :)
I'll check them out, thanks :) Terry Pratchett definitely rings a bell
books like Stephen king length are pretty much all I read😂so good to see someone else joining the SFF arena! People often look down on it for having no literary value, but honestly that's just nonsense. Some of the most impactful books I've read are from SFF, and especially in self published works at the minute, there's a lot of emotional character driven stuff. I recommend Legacy of the Brightwash by Krystle Matar and Eleventh Cycle by Kian Ardalan as two fantastic books that explore social issues within fantasy settings
You should try Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I recommend *Marina* , *The Shadow of the Wind* and *The Angel's Game*. He's a superb writer. Like Marquez, it's more magic realism than fantasy but worth the read.
These recs make me sad I can't read spanish (translations are obv not quite the same
I've never been able to get through The Stand, and I am a massive Stephen King fan, so I commend you. My own personal favourite dystopian novel is 1984 by George Orwell. If you haven't read it already I can highly recommend it.
Thanks, I’m about 2/3 through! When did you drop off? I’m finding it pretty tough going
& I tried to read 1984 when I was too young but was absolutely not ready for it. Will return to it soon though as it sounds extraordinary
@@RecoveringBookSnob It has been a long time since I read it, but I would say about half-way through. Anything over 400 pages has always been difficult for me. I have always been a fan of short fiction for that reason.
@@RecoveringBookSnob That is the good thing about literature. We can put a book down when we aren't ready to read it (it took me a few years to get through The Lord Of The Rings) but we can always re-read it in the future.
@@RecoveringBookSnobI think it's better to watch film versions of 1984. I think the novel is rich in ideas but abysmally written
I read Dune purely because I watched your review, and I even got the same edition as you. I gave Dune 5 stars, what a read❤❤. I recently read a book "We" by Yevgeny Zamyatin, and If you want to read 1984, please read this one before. It has a direct influence on 1984 and it is very cool and I loved it. Also, I've an obsession with Russian classics and my next read will be Oblomov, by Ian Guncharov. Happy reading🧡
Yay ! I'm so glad you enjoyed Dune. Such an incredible story. And I've added 'We' to the TBR - will make sure to read it before 1984. I'm currently out of my russian classics groove but The Brothers Karamazov is next on my list. I've never read Oblomov - you'll have to let me know how you find it
@@RecoveringBookSnob of course I'll let you know and all the best for Brothers karamazov
I also loved We! I’m a whole problem of a person, so I like to describe it to people as “It’s basically a utopia! But maybe everything isn’t as perfect as it seems (but you can get a
whole* hour of opaque walls if you cash in a Let’s Have Sex chit with a partner, so I’m not sure what you’d complain about).”
Thanks!
I really enjoyed this video. Its cool to hear someone else's take one books like these. However, i cant keep my self from wondering about where you are from. Some times it sounds British, at times Australian and then i wonder if you're South African. You have probably gotten this question many times. But where are you from?
Glad you enjoyed :) I’m British but my mum (who has now passed ) was South African. I don’t hear it at all but I have been asked this a few times. Each time it makes me emotional :’)
@@RecoveringBookSnob Thanks for the answer. Sorry to hear about your mom :(. I sometimes think about when this will happen in my life and to my family. Loosing one of our parents. We are all grown up. I cant imagine what that will be like. Horrible and brutal like nothing else you can experience i guess.
@@MikaelOdqvistthank you :) yes, it is uniquely devastating and life-altering. Not something you can ever really prepare for (which is both scary and comforting I think), so if I were you I’d try not to think about it too much.. if possible
Ugh the Stand. Phenomenal first 3rd and then goes bloop down. For SciFi, Hyperion Cantos can be good by Dan Simmons, John Wyndham is a good author that is not as well known now, Ray Bradbury is a classic,
Nooooo don’t say that - I’m just over halfway and am getting CONCERNED. Thanks for the other recs though, I’ll get to them (if I survive the stand, of course..)
@@RecoveringBookSnob if you want a good post apocalyptic novel (that's also chunky) do Swan Song by Robert Mccammon