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!

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Man I’m almost done book 8 of the expanse and I don’t want it to end! Its so damn good though.

If you didn’t like the road you probably won’t like Blood Meridian but I think its phenomenal. Bloodlines by CZ Dunn is 40k bladerunner and its stellar. Neuromancer is another stellar cyberpunk book. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is actually really good as well, although I’ve only read the first one.

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Oh my god, book 8 was incredible! By far my favorite of the series. And yeah even though I’ve had such a fill of The Expanse I was still hungering for more by the end of it all.

I’ll check out your suggestions, thanks! I’ve always been vaguely interested in the Warhammer universe so maybe it’s time to give it a try.

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I’m deep into 40k. If you want book recs let me know :).

Also I’m wrong. Bloodlines is by Chris Wraight not CZ Dunn

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Yeah, shoot me your best book for someone new to the universe!

Tangentially related, but are there books for the “end times” Warhammer universe? (I forget what it’s called. The universe that the Vermintide games take place in.) I love that setting from what little I’ve seen of it.

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