Aside from Project Hail Mary which I assume every /c/sciencefiction subscriber is going to read what have you been reading or plan to read?
Here is last months post. What are you Reading? (August 2023)
Aside from Project Hail Mary which I assume every /c/sciencefiction subscriber is going to read what have you been reading or plan to read?
Here is last months post. What are you Reading? (August 2023)
I really need to read the Expanse series! I loved the show, and I’ve heard the books are significantly better.
If you’re gonna check out Gibson’s Neuromancer, maybe check out Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash. Both are foundational cyberpunk.
Edit: Also, Project Hail Mary is one of my favorite novels. Can’t gush enough about that one. Reminded me a lot of Greg Bear’s Eon.
I wouldn’t say that the Expanse books are “significantly better” than the show - they’re both fantastic, and both have bits where they’re better than the others (for example, the books have more characters and storylines, plus the arc of the last three books, while the show is amazingly well adapted and in many ways is a second revision of the overall story).
I’m still holding out hope for seasons 7-9 happening at some point in ~5 years. Assuming it’s adapted at the same level as the prior seasons, seeing the final trilogy on screen will be epic!
I just picked up reading again recently, so I have compiled a huge list of books to read. I watched the expanse, so probably want to get through my list before I think about reading the book series. Maybe the others seasons will be renewed by then.
I enjoyed Neuromancer much better than Snowcrash, I have to say. I’m particularly blown away by how much it still holds up! It could have been written yesterday. While I felt Snowcrash aged more, mostly for the style.
Yeah, some elements of Snow Crash have definitely not aged well. The pervy sex scenes with the underaged girl have definitely outlived their welcome. Stephenson has certainly come a long way as a writer since he wrote this.
The orgy in The Diamond Age isn’t much better.
Stephenson got a pass on a lot of his weird stuff.