Ask HN: Best Fiction

2 points by squigs25 9 years ago | 3 comments

One of my new years resolutions this year is to read more fiction, so to that end, I would like to hear what good fiction books the HN community is reading.

My interests tend to align most with these attributes: thought-provoking, comedy, or science-fiction; however, even if it doesn't fit these criteria, please post your best recent fiction reads below!

enkiv2 9 years ago |

I recommend reading pretty much anything written by William Gibson, Neal Stephenson, David Wong, or Charlie Stross. (Stross is less recommended only because he writes a lot more and his quality level is less consistent; that said, at his best he competes with Stephenson's best and wins)

maxerickson 9 years ago |

Umberto Eco. Don't start with Foucault's Pendulum, his other books are shorter and probably more accessible.

I really like The Island of the Day Before and Baudolino.

bottlerocket 9 years ago |

I really liked The Culture books by Iain M Banks.

If hard scifi is your thing, Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds.

And can't go wrong with the classics (Dune, Foundation, Hyperion)