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I love Sci fi but I'm very picky (discuss.online)
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Most of my favourite books/movies/TV shows are Sci fi - I love Mary Shelley, slaughterhouse five, annihilation (both the book and the movie), The Thing, x files, the invasion, and the OA. This feels like a pretty wide variety of writing styles when I line them up but 90% of the sci fi I read/watch I just don't enjoy at all. It's a shame because when I love something sci fi I feel like it's changed my whole life, but when it comes to finding new things I can just enjoy its easier to go through other genres. Is anyone else like this? Does anyone have reccomendations based on what I do like?

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[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Read the expanse series if you haven't. It's good. Bio of a space tyrant is pretty good too, but definitely less hard sci-fi.

If you want something very different, try Malazan Book of the Fallen. It's fantasty, but the world building is outstanding.

[–] davidalso@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Malazan Book of the Fallen is one of the best brick walls I've ever put my head through.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lmao.

It's a lot, that's for sure. I'm on my first time through, and on book 5.

My friend got me hooked on them after my 3rd read of the Wheel of Time (speaking of brick walls)

[–] kerr@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Book 5 is my fave Malazan book! Once you have some time off after finishing the series, a re-read is so satisfying picking up all the clues you missed the first time around. Enjoy!

[–] entertainmeonly@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Second the expanse. I'm on the second book of the series and already bought the next two from the used book store. Very good and easy reading.

[–] ScrivenerX@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I think these are good recommendations, just not for OP.