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10 sats \ 3 replies \ @Imyourfed 23 Dec 2024 \ on: Why I enjoy reading Sci-Fi BooksAndArticles
That’s some real answer! I need someone to answer like that when I ask "Why do you like sci-fi?" Most people just say, "For fun and thrill," but your makes sense. Honestly I’m not a big fan of sci-fi because I don’t understand what’s going on or if it even matters. I’ve always enjoyed non fiction genres because I get the same thrill and enjoyment from learning cool facts if you know what I mean. But I think I should give fiction a try especially sci-fi. Any recommendations?
There was a SN post (#607393) linking to a Top 75 Sci-Fi Books List that might be worth checking out.
Personally, I enjoyed Seveneves by Neal Stephenson but it is in the hard sci-fi category and can be a difficult read. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is a fun read that is more approachable.
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I thought the introduction to the list was valuable. Many of the books and authors, I have never discovered, yet. The big disappointment was limiting the choices to only one book per author.
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It does matter my dear friend, just think about the book 1984 by George Orwell was published in 1949 trying to predict a possible future, only to lead Elon Musk to say "it was meant to be a warning, not an instruction manual".
Think of Isaac Asimov who was both a scientist and a sci-fi author, many of his writings and ideas both from the science books and the fiction books are used in present days as we talk about robotics and AI.
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