Good list, you well on your way in your experience with the genre. I hope you get around to reading the complete Dune series, Asimov, Clarke, LeGuin, Lieber, and Heinlein and so many others who laid the foundation for so much SF we read these days.
@TheShadesofOrange
3 ай бұрын
Thanks! I can't wait to do an updated list
@jamesmitchell2114
22 күн бұрын
Rachel thank you I never miss your reviews and recommendations.
@TheShadesofOrange
21 күн бұрын
Oh thank you
@Anueb_
Жыл бұрын
I found your channel recently, nice different content from what I am used to! I'll definitely be including some of these in my TBR. Thanks!
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Thanks... hopefully a good different
@Anueb_
Жыл бұрын
@@TheShadesofOrange for sure!
@josephcossey1811
Жыл бұрын
Kurt Vonnegut wrote two of my all-time favourite sci-fi based novels: Slaughterhouse Five and The Sirens Of Titan. Both use the conventions of the genre - time travel, space travel, extra-terrestrials, robotics etc - and are by turns profoundly moving, thought provoking and laugh-out-loud hilarious. Maybe in next years list?
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
I definitely need to read more Vonnegut
@brianYYZ
9 ай бұрын
Listened to it read by Ethan Hawke, amazing.
@Vgallo
7 ай бұрын
I was just saying the other day that Vonnegut is criminally overlooked on sci fi book tube
@dalejones4322
Жыл бұрын
Wow. Several books I've never heard of. Have you ever read Hyperion? Foundations Edge is another favorite of mine. One day I'll have to make a top ten, when I have a few more books under my belt
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
I'm planning to read Hyperion this winter I hope it'll make a future list of sci fi series
@vintagesf
Жыл бұрын
Really, really enjoyed this video. Great list. I’ve read and love Inverted World, Fahrenheit 451, The Martian, Jurassic Park, The Martian Chronicles and Blindsight. I’ve picked up three Stephenson books. As you’ve suggested previously, I plan to start with Seveneves. I would probably add The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham and Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke to my list.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Love reading what would make your list
@richosburn
10 ай бұрын
New to the channel and I just wanted to say “thank you” for all the great recommendations. Much appreciated!
@TheShadesofOrange
10 ай бұрын
Yay!
@PieGuyBill
Жыл бұрын
I read a lot of Horror but you gave me some that will definitely be added to my TBR..My favorite books are supernatural and inside that genre my absolute favorites are Gothic Horror. Many people feel gothic is too slow but I personally love the writing style that is extremely descriptive and leans into the psychological ….Is it Supernatural or is it my imagination. Love that. It would be great to get a top ten Gothic Books video. Just a suggestion Rachel. Thanks.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Awesome
@daftdabbler
Жыл бұрын
I always end up adding more books to my wish list after watching your videos. And I'm going to try to reread Blindsight, which I really struggled with the first time. Thank you for your always interesting review videos. You're my favourite booktuber. 🙂
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Aw thanks
@SciFiScavenger
Жыл бұрын
Great list Rachel. I LOVE Anathem, it would be high on my top 10 as well I think. Such a clever, interesting, rich book. I preferred Echopraxia to Blindsight, but I can see how Blindsight might reward a re-read or two. Inverted World was a funny one, I thought it was very well written and I was continually thinking what the f is going on here, and didn't see the (in hindsight rather obvious) twist coming. I did think the ending was rather abrupt. Coincidentally, I have How High We Go In The Dark on my TBR for next month, I've heard good things so I'm pleased to hear you enjoyed it so much. I need to do a top 10 video like this. I've been wary of doing so as it's hard to be definitive but as you say, things change over time. 👍
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
I thought Echopraxia so universally disliked but you make me want to reread it
@SciFiScavenger
Жыл бұрын
@@TheShadesofOrange oh wow, OK, I was ignorant of that prevailing view. Maybe I just had my Watts "ear" in by then. 👍
@ShineMultiminds
Жыл бұрын
I've heard of Farenheight actually. Ive read some of it before but you've absolutely convinced more into this book! Inverted world especially sounds like something. Would love to hear your thoughts and reviews actually of Anthem and The Legend of the Copper Cyborg. Anthem may not be a Sci-Fi but its definitely a dystopia, and chilling too. its way of life almost can be comparable to ours if you look deeply enough. the legend is also a good one, seems a bit simple on the surface but actually has a lot to cover along with its worldbuilding.
@shawnlinnehan7349
11 ай бұрын
My favorite Bradbury would be "Something Wicked This Way Comes". I'd have LeGuin "Left Hand of Darkness", Dan Simmons "Hyperion", even though there are more, it's stand alone. If that doesn't count, then his "Terror" is my next favorite. Zelazny "Lord of Light". For Stephenson, I like "Diamond Age" and "Cryptonomicon" better actually. Bester's "Stars My Destination" is an oldy but goody. I would do "World War Z" instead of Jurassic Park. "Slaughterhouse Five". "The Road" for dystopia. "Cloud Atlas" or anything by Gene Wolfe.
@TheShadesofOrange
11 ай бұрын
Love reading your list... a lot of books I still need to read
@cynthiafialka
Жыл бұрын
Of “newer” sci fi, I’d say Project Hail Mary and The Martian are favorites. Blindsight and a couple others you mentioned sound really good!
@kaiju_k5042
Жыл бұрын
Oh yes, I read Project Hail Mary when I was really sick in 2021 and it had a big impact on me, loved it.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Oh yes Project Hail Mary is a popular one
@navsquid32
11 ай бұрын
False. Red Rising. All other suggestions are wrong.
@ToddSmith23
Жыл бұрын
Your channel is really good and unique
@vilstef6988
5 ай бұрын
Fahrenheit 451 was interesting in the writing. Bradbury wrote it in the UCLA library, on a typewriter which he rented for 15 cents an hour.
@isirlasplace91
Жыл бұрын
This is such a great list!!! Lots I added to my TBR!!!🚀
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Yay!
@GrimLordofOregon
Жыл бұрын
I have not read any of those books (yet). Also, I just want to say that I really like the music you have playing for your outro, sounds mysterious.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@KnittingandBaking
Жыл бұрын
Oh gosh, How High We Go In the Dark was amazing! I agree that it was incredibly emotional. I loved it.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
So happy you also loved it
@bookspin
Жыл бұрын
This was a very interesting list, thanks for sharing! I agree The Martian Chronicles is a wonderful read, it's my favourite thing that I've read this year so far. My list would definitely include works by Ursula K. Le Guin, Alastair Reynolds, Cordwainer Smith and Philip Jose Farmer. Thanks for bringing The Rig to my attention, first I've heard of it - will have to look out for that one! Also definitely want to give Blindsight a try, I love sci-fi horror.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Love reading your list
@kevinr2261
6 ай бұрын
I stopped reading for a pretty long time and just recently got back into it. The first book that I devoured was The Martian and dang, what a wild ride! It made me wonder about all the other great books I've missed while being away from reading for so long. Four of the books from your list sound like ones that I would really enjoy.
@TheShadesofOrange
6 ай бұрын
So glad you found something you might enjoy
@miaththered
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendations.
@hyrumhawks
Жыл бұрын
I do love hard scifi. The Martian prompted me to propose research to NASA. Worked on outer space mining until I started writing my own scifi books recently.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Very cool
@vilstef6988
5 ай бұрын
The first thing I did after reading the Martian is reread it. Same for Project Hail Mary! You might want to Read Rainbow Mars by Larry Niven. Among other things, it has many classic Martians from many different authors!
@TheShadesofOrange
5 ай бұрын
I appreciate the rec
@NomadicBrian
4 ай бұрын
I did read half the list. I will look into 'Inverted World', 'Anatham', 'The Rig', 'How High We Go in the Dark' and 'Blindsight'.
@Mashayach7
9 ай бұрын
Anathem sounds intriguing, will very likely be my next read. Thanks for the list!
@TheShadesofOrange
8 ай бұрын
I hope you enjoy it!
@AwesomeTingle
Жыл бұрын
Really awesome list! I haven't even heard of a few of these, so thanks for expanding my TBR :) The only Stephenson I've read is "Snow Crash," and I really didn't like it that much. It felt pretty bloated, I didn't like the characters much, and I was kinda disturbed by the constant sexualization of the 15 year old YT. Would you say his other books (like "Anathem") are different/better?
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Stephenson has a pretty wide range to his stories. I'd personally recommend Seveneves as his most mainstream book
@maeve_ever_manga
Жыл бұрын
I have too many Sci-fi favorites: Fahrenheit 451-Ray Bradbury A Memory Called Empire-Arkady Martine All Systems Red-Martha Wells The Space Between Worlds-Micaiah Johnson Sea of Rust- C Cargill Square^3-Mira Grant A Long Way to a Small and Angry Planet-Becky Chambers Psalm for the Wild-built-Becky Chambers I have a lot of longer sci-fi books and series I’m hoping to read next year. 😊
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Love reading your list
@chrisconnors7418
Жыл бұрын
It’s fall sweater weather, I see. I want to check Under the Skin, and Inverted World (I may have read it already tho). I need to reread Fahrenheit 451. Read it way back in school (heard it got banned in schools in Florida now which is kinda ironic).
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Yes it's getting cold here!
@Mentat1231
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for doing this great list! I have not yet read Blindsight, but it sounds like I really need to! For my own favorites, one author that really stands out is Ursula K Leguin. If you haven't read The Left Hand of Darkness, I highly recommend it, as well as her short stories (in particular, I think everyone should read "A Fisherman of the Inland Sea" at least once, as well as "The Ones that Walk Away from Omelas", though that one is not sci-fi).
@Mentat1231
11 ай бұрын
Oh, and, if you like the dystopia/utopia tropes, "The Dispossessed" is another classic by Leguin.
@TheShadesofOrange
11 ай бұрын
Oh yes I read Left Hand but still need to read the Dispossessed
@PhreakPhantom
Жыл бұрын
Anathem is really hard to get into, but when it takes off....man is it worth it.
@SciFiScavenger
Жыл бұрын
Hard agree, fab book.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
I was hooked from the start but I can understand that
@addy7464
8 ай бұрын
Blindsight sounds really interesting since three youtuber including you recommended it... Definitely my next book.... I have high hopes for this one
@TheShadesofOrange
8 ай бұрын
It's worth it!
@shannonsullivan2051
Жыл бұрын
I have yet to read anything better than C.J. Cherryh’s “Cyteen” & Regenesis. It’s about the childhood and coming of age of a clone of a powerful, murdered woman, who’s life has been saved in recordings to see if they can make the clone as powerful as the original woman. It’s about a society who breeds clones into “types” to have a homogenous workforce. It’s about the question of the value of learning without stress and learning, or on the fly. It’s got multi star systems politics. I have read or listened to these two books on a yearly basis for over 30 years (along with my favorite nonfiction book, “The Guns of August”) It’s incredibly immersive and I love many of its characters. If you haven’t read it, you’re missing out.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
I really want to read Cytwen. I've heard such good things
@RadiationStyle
Жыл бұрын
I finally found my copy of Anathem- in an obscure box. I’m excited to finally read it
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
I hope you love it
@rocioiribe5841
Жыл бұрын
my relationship to Fahrenheit 451 has evolved over the years and a constant favorite. More recent favorites are The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and the Red Rising series.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Yeah Fahrenheit has meant different things to me at different times
@cynthiafialka
Жыл бұрын
Just started The Long way…so far so good! And I’ve only read the first book in the Red Rising series. Need to get going. Lol
@ChristinaJenkins36
Жыл бұрын
I loved Anathem! I have such a hard time describing it to people - “What is it about?” “Science monks discussing math and philosophy! It’s great!” “Okay…” 🛸
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Oh I know! It's so hard to pitch
@LivingDeadEnby
Жыл бұрын
My top ten SF books (so far): 1. War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells 2. The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August - Claire North 3. Childhood's End - Arthur C. Clarke 4. The Forever War - Joe Haldeman 5. Perdido Street Station - China Mieville 6. Roadside Picnic - Arkady and Boris Strugatsky 7. Way Station - Clifford D. Simak 8. Ubik - Philip K. Dick 9. Blood Music - Greg Bear 10. The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Love reading your list!
@Abernis
Жыл бұрын
Wow! 2 Bradbury books in yr top ten 😊 ..and you remembered Weir's excellent novel - badly adapted movie - for which the author had to pay himself to get published if I'm not mistaken.. Good work ShadesofOrange (have you read Night Of Light?)
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I had no idea it would work out with 2 Bradburys until I started compiling the list
@buckb6976
Жыл бұрын
New to the channel. Bradbury is my favorite author... Love that he was on the list twice!!! Looking forward to reading some of the other titles ive never heard of before. Great stuff! Thanks for posting!!
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@HRDBMW
10 ай бұрын
Fallen Dragon, by Peter Hamilton. Bones of the Earth, Michael Swanwick. 2 of my top ten. Vernor Vinge needs a place, and Kim Stanley Robinson... Shield by Poul Anderson shaped me politically. And can a top 10 list not include Asimov's I Robot? Or something from Clark, Niven, Norton, and Heinlien?
@TheShadesofOrange
10 ай бұрын
I read Clark for the first time this year so he didn't qualify for this list. Fire Upon the Deep & I Robot could easoly have had spots if I did a top 20. Like I said at the beginning, I'm still working through the classics so look forward to updating this list
@blob-465
Жыл бұрын
I have Fahrenheit in my house. I can read that! Glad to see it has your positive opinion.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
I hope you enjoy it
@Talking_Story
Жыл бұрын
Very cool list.
@PocketOfJoy
Жыл бұрын
I just finished Atlas Alone (last in the Planetfall series, that is truly awesome) so this video came in perfect timing 😉 I decided to pick up Blindsight next following your recommendations, and added a couple more books to my TBR. Thanks, Rachel!
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Oo I love the Planetfall series
@funbahai
11 ай бұрын
Great list. I've ignored Michael Crichton as too mainstream, but on your recommendation I may have to read Jurassic Park.
@TheShadesofOrange
11 ай бұрын
Yeah he's definitely a more "obvious" pick but I love the book
@darkside_of_funghi7198
7 ай бұрын
Read it when I was fourteen and reread it two times - a really good read and one of my favorites.
@twilightzone-1959-4ever
2 ай бұрын
Been a science fiction fan since the latter 1950s...I was born in 1949...May not take out a whole bunch of books she recommends BUT would certainly like to take her out...My favorite writers are Clarke and Serlinging-anything Twilight Zone...also Anderson, Asimov, Bracket, Bradbury, Clement, Hamilton, Heinlein, Niven, Pohl, Steele, Vance, Williamson and Zelazny...Shame on me if I forgot someone like Le Guin and Orwell...
@secretsauceofstorycraft
Жыл бұрын
I am sooooo excited 😆 for this list!!! I’ve been lookin forward to it! I didnt know u liked inverted world so much! 😂 we will have to chat
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Yes we do!
@icomment45
4 ай бұрын
Good List!
@waltwestbrook6651
Жыл бұрын
Any thoughts on 10 Billion Days and 100 Billion Nights by Mitsuse? Plato, Siddhartha and Jesus are among the characters. Pretty freaking bizarre, but compelling. Oh, and I just finished Blindsight yesterday. Amazing. Thanks!
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Not familiar with that one
@brianrogers4344
2 ай бұрын
Jurassic Park was good, but I liked The Andromeda Strain even more.
@aboynam3dblu3
Ай бұрын
I think my top 5 right now (if Fahrenheit 451 is sci-fi, though I’m not sure I would class most dystopians like 451 or 1984 that way) would be: Hyperion 1984 Neuromancer The Martian The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Fahrenheit 451 Though I wouldn’t say that’s in any order. I’m surprised The Martian Chronicles is so high for you, I just read it and thought it was okay, maybe I’ll have to give it a reread next year. And yeah I know that was 6, but what can I do? Leave one off? Nah.
@TheShadesofOrange
Ай бұрын
Love seeing your list. I might try separating out dystopians on my next updated list
@jtk4189
8 ай бұрын
I am not a big fan of “book wavers”. Quite often your fingers obscure the title or the author. It makes it difficult to do a screen capture for future use. Please use the inset format if you are actually recommending the book.
@cavendar24
9 ай бұрын
I tried reading Farenheit 451 but couldn't get through it. I tried the audiobook but the narrator's voice was too squeaky. So finally I got the graphic novel and burned through it in about an hour. Ironic? I still get frustrated thinking about the fate of the girl that he meets in the beginning. I couldn't get through Anathem, despite the fact that Neal Stephenson is one of my favorite authors. I quickly got lost and lost interest. If only there was a graphic novel version . . . . Curious to know your thoughts on Project Hail Mary. I'd say it's better than the Martian, but maybe just because I read it more recently. Probably 6s really. It's crazy (and cool) that you re-read your favorite books multiple times. I wish I could do that, but I read too slowly and my TBR list is too long. The only books I've reread in the last 20 years that I can remember are Foundation 1 2 & 3, Way of Kings, and Snowcrash. Aside from the Foundation trilogy (psycho-history and the mule's psychic emotional control are things I think about constantly) I don't think I could pick a favorite sci-fi book.
@TheShadesofOrange
9 ай бұрын
I didn't love Project Hail Mary as much as most people but it was still fun. And yes Inlove to reread but understand it's a luxury
@muttineni03
Жыл бұрын
I just finished reading The Martian, its a great read but Project Hail Mary is much better. actually I think authors writing improved in PHM, I'm new to sci-fi do you think Blindsight is accessible to a newbie?
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
I love Blindsight but I wouldn't recommend it for beginners
@falayyou
2 ай бұрын
Kurt vonnegut has some good ones missing from this list - namely, Sirens of Titan and Slaughterhouse Five
@TheShadesofOrange
2 ай бұрын
Yeah I hadn't read Slaughter House when I made this list
@starpilotsix
Жыл бұрын
I don't typically like ranking my favorites in any particular order, it would change with my mood and how recently I reread, but perennial favorites in the 'more-or-less standalone' category (they may have sequels or other stuff in the same universe but IMHO you don't need to read them together): Blindsight by Peter Watts Lady of Mazes by Karl Schroeder A Fire Upon The Deep/A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge (treated each as standalone, though I'll usually wind up reading them together) Constellation Games by Leonard Richardson Afterparty by Daryl Gregory Glasshouse by Charles Stross The FIrst Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North The Fortunate Fall released under Raphael Carter (next year Tor plans to rerelease under the author's new name, Cameron Reed) Possibly "The Mountain In the Sea" will join the list, but I think I need a reread or two before I'm ready to commit. Of your list, I've read many, agree with some, disagree with others, but The Rig is the one which interests me the most but I haven't yet dipped into.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Love reading about your favourites
@CliffsDarkGems
Жыл бұрын
Excellent list, I've only recently been reading more Science Fiction so this was very helpful. Ray Bradbury was a perfect place to start, one of my favorite authors.I would love to read The Martian at some stage. I was disappointed with Jurassic Park the movie and therefore have never read the book, thank you for changing my mind. The Martian Chronicles is on my tbr, only because of Ray Bradbury. I would recommend The Knife Of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness, not standalone but awesome and such an original idea. Thank you for the recommendations.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for weighing in. Bradbury is such a great author
@jacquelinegibson7420
Жыл бұрын
That's six added to my TRB, thanks for that. :)
@BBallLaw
8 ай бұрын
Have you read Split Infinity by Piers Anthony ?
@TheShadesofOrange
8 ай бұрын
No I haven't. I'll look that up
@LucSchots
9 ай бұрын
If you like Michael Crichton, try the Andromeda Strain
@TheShadesofOrange
9 ай бұрын
Oh yes that's a good one
@Octobig
Жыл бұрын
🚀🚀🚀
@maeve_ever_manga
Жыл бұрын
I LOVE Fahrenheit 451!!
@book_hoarder_bose
Жыл бұрын
I'm reading The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton, it feels like a movie is playing in my head
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
I remember the same experience
@Zivilin
Жыл бұрын
Blindsight and its sequel are on my tbr for my vampire mood 🧛♂️
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
I hope you enjoy them
@andrewbell2712
11 ай бұрын
Nice job on your wonderful list. I'm currently reading blindsight. It's exciting following the thoughts of the brain-damaged savant "synthesist" Siri Keeton on his kamikaze mission to analyze the intentions of the aliens invading our solar system. I keep expecting Siri to start a conversation with Alexa, but it hasn't happened yet. It's interesting having a protagonist who is so alienated from humanity, that he finds he has more in common with actual aliens than he does with his fellow human beings.
@TheShadesofOrange
11 ай бұрын
I'd love to due a full length review but I need to reread it at least once more before I can put coherent thoughts together
@andrewbell2712
11 ай бұрын
If you like blindsight, you must also be a fan of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K. Dick, and also the Neuromancer by William Gibson. Peter Watts gets much of his linguistic style from them. Also, there is a magisterial list of great Sci Fi titles from an elderly British guy who calls himself The Outlaw Bookseller that you might be interested in. He has an hour long podcast in two parts that is wonderful. Good luck with your future review of blindsight. --Andy
@hazelsun8493
Жыл бұрын
Just ordered a copy of Anathem. Sounds intriguing.
@SciFiScavenger
Жыл бұрын
Ah great, you won't regret it.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
I hope you enjoy it
@Amanda-fb7tv
Жыл бұрын
You should check out The Deep Man by Michael Mersault. I keep recommending it to all of my fellow sci fi/fantasy nerds 🙂 super fun newer book
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the rec
@aske1602
11 ай бұрын
Anathem is my favorite book of all time.
@TheShadesofOrange
11 ай бұрын
Such a good one
@MeganHeath52
Жыл бұрын
Might pick up blindsight soon rather than later
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Do it!
@isam.2653
Жыл бұрын
🚀 How High We go in the Dark is so good! Definitely in my top 5. Can’t wait to read the Martian Chronicles.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
So good! Glad someone else agrees
@gregoftheweb
6 ай бұрын
Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner.
@tfpp1
5 ай бұрын
I love Bradbury! 🚀 You should read Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke.
@TheShadesofOrange
5 ай бұрын
I really need to!
@tfpp1
5 ай бұрын
@@TheShadesofOrange You really should, I think you'd really enjoy it! 😊
@Lisa-Azra_Broad
Жыл бұрын
Ray Bradbury is an awesome writer glad he is on the list twice.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Yeah he's pretty great
@wallhagens2001
6 ай бұрын
My husband has recommended Blindsight to me. Guess he’s on to something…😊
@TheShadesofOrange
6 ай бұрын
Sounds like he has good tastes!
@suryanarayanan1769
Жыл бұрын
The man who introduced me to Neal Stephenson was talking about the book in your top 10 list Anathem but i didn't take it.. Instead started Cryptonomicon 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️ my taste varies from him i guess... But i remember he said it was debate between Formalism of plato and Nominalism i guess🤔🤔 i thought this cryptology history filled other book maybe apt for my taste....and i was also kind of aware of the baroque cycle... 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️whatever if i had access to audible or something i would have try every single book of him anyway🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
I hope you enjoy Anathem if you try it
@joem7889
8 ай бұрын
How come no one is setting themselves on fire over Recursion by Blake Crouch, 2019?
@TheShadesofOrange
8 ай бұрын
Probably because I read Dark Matter first and they are awfully similar
@TheOne-has-spoken
4 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤
@tyleraledoux
Жыл бұрын
Highschool English teacher vibes
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Definitely not a teacher but respect to those who do that work.
@flippydippy3054
Жыл бұрын
I wish there was an audiobook version of The Rig 😔
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
I agree! I loved to reread via audio
@shannonfaulhaber3140
Жыл бұрын
I loved seveneves by Neal Stevenson!! I will now try anatem
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
It's a different one. I hope you like it
@Joe-lb8qn
5 ай бұрын
Late to the party but Hail Mary is better than The Martian (which i really liked BTW)
@j85grim4
2 ай бұрын
🚀
@michaelcallahan4478
7 ай бұрын
😊
@raoulest9941
Жыл бұрын
🚀
@richardmead5969
10 ай бұрын
when you said audio book knew, you haven`t read enough. like Bradbury, Heinlein, Assimov, Clarke, LeGuin so many other greats.
@TheShadesofOrange
10 ай бұрын
I have two Bradburys on this list?
@ianfink3760
9 ай бұрын
Shut up!
@ianfink3760
9 ай бұрын
Love your list!!! 🎉
@mfrattola
Жыл бұрын
No Philip Dick? No Ursula Le Guin? No Stanislaw Lem? No Kurt Vonnegut? - weird. Bradbury? agree with you all the way 👍
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Fair criticism. I'm still a relatively new sci fi reader. I like to do these videos to chronical my growth as a reader. I'll be interested what authors would make an updated list in a couple years
@mfrattola
Жыл бұрын
@@TheShadesofOrange Don't get me wrong: I like what you do and the fact that you provide me with new authors to look for. 'Top' or 'Best' is usually something in the mind of the reader and depends on what he/she has read. So don't feel discouraged 😀
@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd
Жыл бұрын
under the skin is a delicious combination of horror and sf sadly last I heard faber isn't going to write any more fiction neal stephenson is also one of my fav sf authors haven't read anthem yet a little scared by its length the martian and hail mary were great even though very different got blindsight recently and so looking forward to reading it recall reading jurassic park right after it came out malcolm does have the great line "I think extinct animals should REMAIN extinct"' haha⚛😀
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Glad you also love Stephenson. And yes I also heard Faber was done writing science fiction
@roanokebrooks
Жыл бұрын
🛸
@RatSnitch
Жыл бұрын
I ❤ science
@meganlaws7168
7 ай бұрын
🚀🚀🚀
@toniblessing4624
Жыл бұрын
🚀 🚀 🚀
@ianfink3760
9 ай бұрын
🚀🛸🚀🛸
@zubaerchaudhari8267
Жыл бұрын
Hello there
@ElizaBenski
11 ай бұрын
The Martian
@RoadTo1000Books
5 ай бұрын
I am surprised Jurrassic Park is so high. It's actually the lowest rated book that I have read over the past year. I enjoyed it and I recommend it to most people. But it has alot of issues. Crichton seemed to struggle alot with describing what was happening and even has people doing things that make no sense. Like why are yall walking BACK towards the TRex that you just ran away from? And how does it not see you? They weren't even trying to be sneaky just walking and talking like it disappeared or something but it's still standing right there!. There is probably a dozen things like that which happen throughout the book. I wrote a whole review on it but haven't been able to transfer it to video yet.
@TheShadesofOrange
5 ай бұрын
I could see the ranking change quite a bit on reread.
@Selinalinaly
Жыл бұрын
🪐🛸👽👍🏾👍🏾
@Kelli.Hicks.5
Жыл бұрын
🚀🌌🚀❤
@GenJamesD
6 ай бұрын
👾
@jamesmitchell2114
Жыл бұрын
Rachel? 😃💕💕💕 your reviews and likes are great thanks.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
☺️
@pauperjoe574
Жыл бұрын
🚀👾👨🚀
@annettesonnenberg7606
Жыл бұрын
Whenever I listen to her I have to take a break half way through. She talks soooo fast it’s exhausting following her dialogue.
@TheShadesofOrange
Жыл бұрын
Oh no! You can slow me down in the settings. I get comments saying I talk too slow so I've started talking faster I guess
@SciFiScavenger
Жыл бұрын
I don't find Rachel's speaking too fast. 🤷♂️ you could always slow it down to 0.75 speed.
@daviddean707
9 ай бұрын
Oh, I'm sorry, I thought these were books which came out in 2023. That said, Fahrenheit 451 is an awful book, slow to the point of tedious, as is everything else he wrote.
@TheShadesofOrange
9 ай бұрын
This video is my books published in 2023... kzitem.info/news/bejne/yG2IqX-chXWBho4
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