It feels like I’ve started around twice as many books as I’ve finished lately, not sure if it’s attention span or being somewhat older and not sure what I like now.
Some favorites (* are recent reads):
– Arc of a Scythe*
– Ender’s Game/Shadow
– The Giver
– Harry Potter
– Red Rising*
– Unwind*
– The Martian*
– Dracula (via Dracula Daily/Re Dracula)*
– Hunger Games
– A Series of Unfortunate Events
Series I’ve tried but wasn’t intrigued enough to continue. If some get more entertaining as they go on I’m open to picking them back up
– ACOTAR (not a huge fan of steamy books)
– Throne of Glass
– Kingkiller Chronicle
– Shades of Magic
by bemphador
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The Heartstriker Series by Rachel Hart and The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells, maybe? It seems like you like interesting, engaging, but maybe fast-paced or shorter works.
I’m a big fan of Red Rising, The Giver, Ender’s Game and Shadow, and The Martian! Here’s my recommendations.
* Robert A. Heinlein has written some books that are a bit similar to books by Andy Weir. I haven’t read The Martian, but when I was reading Artemis it reminded me a little of **The Moon is a Harsh Mistress**, and when I read Project Hail Mary it reminded me a lot of **Have Space Suit, Will Travel**.
* **We Are Satellites** by Sarah Pinsker. I’m also a fan of her novella [**And Then There Were N-1**](https://escapepod.org/2018/11/01/escape-pod-652-and-then-there-were-n-one-part-1/), available free here. She has a fast paced and action-y style that you may find easy to keep reading.
* **The House of the Scorpion** by Nancy Farmer, young adult sci fi.
* **Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro**
* **Sun of Suns** by Karl Schroeder. Strange, far future sci fi set in an incredibly unique setting. An air-filled bubble in space where certain kinds of technology won’t function, kept like a nature preserve. There’s lots of scheming and plans, kind of like Ender’s Game, but everyone is portrayed as being normally intelligent, not a genius. It’s a little like Red Rising in that regard.
* **Evil Genius** by Catherine Jinks. Set in the modern day, with lots of genius scheming like Ender’s Game.
* Books by Ursula K. Le Guin. Her writing style evolves a bit over time, so earlier books like her debut novel **Rocannon’s World** are sci fi with a fantasy or fairy tale feel, while later books like **The Dispossessed** are philosophical sci fi. My personal favourite is **The Left Hand of Darkness** which is right in the middle.
* Books by Neal Stephenson. My favourite is **Snow Crash**, but it’s pretty old by now. I’ve liked pretty much everything I’ve read by him.