science fiction
50 books.
The Power
by: Naomi Alderman
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)
by: Douglas Adams
read
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by: Pierce Brown
read
Caliban's War (The Expanse, #2)
by: James S.A. Corey
read
Project Hail Mary
by: Andy Weir
"4.5
I don't understand how Andy Weir manages to handle topics that are so dark and so serious with such a light touch. This was so much fun, just like The Martian. I did skim a bit of the more technical portions, but I was here for the touching moments! And what a great ending."
- katelynn
11/24/2021
I don't understand how Andy Weir manages to handle topics that are so dark and so serious with such a light touch. This was so much fun, just like The Martian. I did skim a bit of the more technical portions, but I was here for the touching moments! And what a great ending."
- katelynn
11/24/2021
Followers
by: Megan Angelo
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
by: Christopher Paolini
Artemis
by: Andy Weir
read
Recursion
by: Blake Crouch
"Good grief. Just like with Dark Matter, this wrinkled my brain and warmed my heart. Also like Dark Matter, it is a perfect movie concept."
- katelynn
06/07/2020
- katelynn
06/07/2020
Oona Out of Order
by: Margarita Montimore
The Dreamers
by: Karen Thompson Walker
read
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
The Echo Wife
by: Sarah Gailey
read
Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by: Orson Scott Card
read
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
by: Damian Duffy
no image available
Moon of the Crusted Snow
by: Waubgeshig Rice
read
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
by: James S.A. Corey
"This was everything I had hoped it would be. It was completely immersive with great characters (at least the main two characters were pretty well developed). Getting back on the Roci was like reuniting with old friends!
I definitely think the book is easier to follow if you've seen the show. Especially if you're doing audio."
- katelynn
09/20/2020
I definitely think the book is easier to follow if you've seen the show. Especially if you're doing audio."
- katelynn
09/20/2020
The Passage (The Passage, #1)
by: Justin Cronin
read
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by: Douglas Adams
read
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor (The Carls, #2)
by: Hank Green
The Only Harmless Great Thing
by: Brooke Bolander
read
Kindred
by: Octavia E. Butler
"Wow, this 5 star was ... unexpected. It starts off really simple. I was not impressed with the initial setup of characters and the time travel theme. But, boy, does Butler ratchet up the tension and complexity! I ended completely overwhelmed. There's so so much to consider and discuss. She does not back down from any difficult ideas or grey areas. She faces them head on, showing human brokenness and defending dignity."
- katelynn
12/04/2019
- katelynn
12/04/2019
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre
by: Max Brooks
Klara and the Sun
by: Kazuo Ishiguro
Spoonbenders
by: Daryl Gregory
Space
by: James A. Michener
1Q84 (1Q84 #1-3)
by: Haruki Murakami
read
Dark Matter
by: Blake Crouch
read
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by: Suzanne Collins
Enchantress from the Stars (Elana, #1)
by: Sylvia Engdahl
no image available
Time After Time
by: Lisa Grunwald
read
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
by: Max Brooks
read
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by: Lois Lowry
"What the heck just happened? I'm completely reeling from the ending.
This whole book was completely absorbing and wonderful."
- katelynn
10/08/2020
This whole book was completely absorbing and wonderful."
- katelynn
10/08/2020
The Humans
by: Matt Haig
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
by: Becky Chambers
no image available
The Twenty Days of Turin
by: Giorgio De Maria
no image available
read
Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by: Pierce Brown
"The difference in ratings between the first and second book in this series should be more than one star, but I don't want to go back and lower my rating of the first book. This story matures the protagonist and the level of story-telling. It takes the series from just another teen distopia to a complex, fleshed-out epic with so much great detail in world-building, history and philosophy. I was riveted."
- katelynn
10/11/2016
- katelynn
10/11/2016
Binti (Binti, #1)
by: Nnedi Okorafor
read
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by: Suzanne Collins
read
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls, #1)
by: Hank Green
"Read on a recommendation from my husband, I came in to the book expecting some variation of the YA sci-fi, futuristic trope. Which I have had enough of. I was pleasantly surprised.
The protagonist was a terrible person (not unusual for YA), but in a way that was relatable and understandable. The story arc was interesting, although it was told from a high-level. Often the narrator gave summaries of what happened over several weeks and months - as if it were a memoir. There was not a lot of character development besides the narrator, but the novel had a lot to do. (1) Develop a complicated sci-fi mystery, (2) grow the narrator through some crazy circumstances and huge character flaws, and (3) expound on some huge, important cultural issues.
The novel dealt with a lot of big issues including handling fame and more importantly (in my opinion) the way that we relate to people with different opinions than us. Hank had so many insightful things to say about the media, political pundits, and how we should form opinions and support them in healthy ways. He described the political world we live in accurately - a world I often find completely hopeless. But he brought it back around and pointed a way forward - maybe an idealistic vision, but it was still inspiring (and not partisan)."
- katelynn
10/13/2018
The protagonist was a terrible person (not unusual for YA), but in a way that was relatable and understandable. The story arc was interesting, although it was told from a high-level. Often the narrator gave summaries of what happened over several weeks and months - as if it were a memoir. There was not a lot of character development besides the narrator, but the novel had a lot to do. (1) Develop a complicated sci-fi mystery, (2) grow the narrator through some crazy circumstances and huge character flaws, and (3) expound on some huge, important cultural issues.
The novel dealt with a lot of big issues including handling fame and more importantly (in my opinion) the way that we relate to people with different opinions than us. Hank had so many insightful things to say about the media, political pundits, and how we should form opinions and support them in healthy ways. He described the political world we live in accurately - a world I often find completely hopeless. But he brought it back around and pointed a way forward - maybe an idealistic vision, but it was still inspiring (and not partisan)."
- katelynn
10/13/2018
read
Cloud Atlas
by: David Mitchell
read
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by: Suzanne Collins
no image available
read
Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by: Pierce Brown
"Good. Grief. What an amazing end to an epic saga! This book made me laugh and cry, brought me high and low. It felt so real, so genuine - The author portrayed the war, politics, and relationships with such complexity. Nothing was black and white. In the end the best thing about all of the books was the relationships. They were beautifully developed and really inspiring."
- katelynn
11/09/2016
- katelynn
11/09/2016
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
by: Becky Chambers
Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1)
by: Peter F. Hamilton
11/22/63
by: Stephen King
read
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
by: Michael Crichton
"Like a lot of science fiction, this book had a well-developed concept and riveting plotline with it's main flaw being shallow and uninteresting characters. Overall a very entertaining read!"
- katelynn
08/23/2014
- katelynn
08/23/2014
no image available
After the Flood
by: Kassandra Montag