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!
I have recently started Sons Of Ares by Pierce Brown, Starting with Red Rising.
It’s very good so far. It’s a bit enders game ish with some grand politics like game of Thrones and imo elements from expanse.
Essentially it’s humanity have populated all the planets and moons in our solar system and through body modification created specialized color based races to do everything. And ruled by the Gold’s
It is a YA but fairly gritty and it never really goes where I expect it so I’m consistently entertained. It’s well written.