Damn if this wasn't the best book I've read in years. It does in 100 pages what so many other books spend 800 not doing. But now I'm left wondering where to go next. Any suggestions?
Here's the kind of stuff I like:
The big thing for me is having a sense of wonder. Big ideas. Things that make you think. I greatly favor books in the fantasy/sci-fi categories because of this.
With fantasy, there's nothing like the sense of wonder you get from exploring these ancient, magic filled worlds. You never know what's over the next mountain in a good fantasy book.
As for sci-fi, this is THE genre for big ideas. The majesty of the Ringworld, or the discovery of Jane in Card's Speaker for the Dead. So good!
A fantastic example of a book that does everything I like in books would be SPIN from Robert Charles Wilson. The mystery behind the Spin keeps you riveted the whole way through and then when the book reveals what it actually is, your jaw is left hanging because of the magnitude of it all.
Anyone have any suggestions for me along these lines?
by solamon77