Sci-Fi Book Recommendations?

[virginredrum]

Soooooo...

I never post on my own blog or on LJ, but I kind of figured that if I was going to get a viable response from anyone, it would be from the folks who might read this on the FLists rather than the scant handful of non-sci-fi-geeking folks who might have my blog in their RSS feeds.

I have this vision of myself as a sci-fi geek of the truest,

Comments

[crowyhead]

Definitely read Neuromancer by William Gibson.
2001 is actually Arthur C. Clarke. I've never been a huge Asimov fan, honestly, except for when I was a kid and reading his juveniles.

[virginredrum]

Thanks for pointing that out. :)

And thanks for the recommendation!

[frog_lady]

I actually hated Neuromancer. I haven't read them in years, but I remember liking a lot of the Foundation series (Asimov)--just be prepared for them to be kinda sexist if you do read them.

Re. Card, I like the entire Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow series, plus I'd highly recommend Pastwatch. Really, I like nearly everything he's written except the stuff about Mormons.

[the1butterfly]

"Left Hand of Darkness" was awful! I couldn't even finish it, and it messed up my reading for months because I kept trying. Before I read it, I was warned by other people that that isn't the Le Guin book to read. Basically, however, I'm a fantasy person. If you wanted to catch up on that, I could recommend authors aplenty.

[virginredrum]

That book was actually on the reading list for one of the classes I took in Ireland, but I fell desperately behind and never got around to it (I thought Simone de Beauvoir was a bit more important to get through). I wasn't even motivated to keep it, if that suggests anything, but I've been fickle about books in the past, so I thought I should consider it.

[lorhusol]

I actually liked left hand of darkness quite a bit. It deals with some interesting gender issues as an added plus.

[the1butterfly]

You can always give it a try, and if it isn't good, just Paperbackswap it.

[purlewe]

I loved enders game.. and in fact the triom of books involced with ender is realyl well done (IMHO.. I know it hasn't stood up for others through time)

I would be willing to read these with you and discuss them here on your LJ if you want. Know that I am a person who either loves or hates something.. I never seem to find an middle ground.

I did take a sci fi course in college and we read destination void for herbert.. but I prefer dune. We also read frankenstein by shelly but other than that I don't remember what we read. I could figure it out though if you wanted to know.

[purlewe]

OH I second HG WElls recommendation of time machine. That was also on the reading list in college and I remember it very well.

[lorhusol]

My 2 cents:
01. Ray Bradbury - Either of these works well, but Farenheit 451 is the better know and more frequently referenced work.
02. Isaac Asimov - I would suggest Foundation instead of I, Robot, if you're going for the classic SF route. If you're wanting SF in mainstream media, then I, Robot would be better

[fruittree36]

I've actually read a lot of Ray Bradbury (and for a person who's not a reader, that's pretty significant.) My favorite- Something Wicked this Way Comes. I would recommend Farenheit 451 if you haven't read it, but Something Wicked is the book I remember.

[fruittree36]

Yeah, it's more Horror/fantasy. The Martian Chronicles is a good as well.