Some more books I’ve read lately. I guess I really like Sci Fi. Most of these are free from Feedbooks. Thank you, Feedbooks! I like the Feedbooks versions because they include handy recommendations at the end of the books. These recommendations led me to many of the books below.
- Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson – Awesome. Must read.
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley – Must read. This came out in 1932, but is as compelling as any of the best science fiction ever written. Ever.
- I, Robot by Cory Doctorow – Short, fun. Must read because I like Doctorow’s take on sentient robots.
- Starfish by Peter Watts – Crazy, intense. Must read.
- Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie – Must read.
- The Shallows by Nicholas Carr – Very thick with useful, interesting information. I need to read this a few more times to really soak it all in. Must read because we need to think hard about the technology we consume.
- The Time Machine by H. G. Wells – Like.
- Computers, Ltd. by David Harel – Like. I need to read this one a few more times. Must read for computer nerds, because you’ll understand why some programming problems are unsolvable.
- Philip K. Dick short stories (Beyond Lies the Wub, Beyond the Door, Mr. Spaceship, The Crystal Crypt, The Defenders, The Gun, The Skull, The Variable Man) – These are all short and pretty fun.
- 2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut – Short, fun. Must read.
- The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn – Pretty good. Probably better than Limitless.
- Lee Child (Jack Reacher stories) – These are always fun. I read the latest one and liked it, but I don’t even remember the name. Doesn’t really matter since they’re all pretty formulaic. Still, good books.
- Jury Service by Cory Doctorow – Crazy fun. Gotta love Doctorow.
- Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle – Awesome.
- Planet of the Damned by Harry Harrison – Must read.
- Deathworld by Harry Harrison – Must read.
- The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster – Pretty good.
- Missing Link by Frank Herbert – Ok.
- Operation Haystack by Frank Herbert – Not bad.
- The Call of Cthulu by H. P. Lovecraft – Ok. I don’t quite get what’s up with the intense cult following.
- Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald – Like.
- The Last Universe by William Sleator – Meh.
- Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells – Must not read. This book was like nails on a chalkboard.