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I have two fantastic recommendations that are pretty short reads.
Enders Game is fantastic Sci fi and quite cut throat. Great Story. Far better than the marginal movie that came out based on it.
The Martian. Sci fi, but more realistic and the author must have researched the hell out of things to put this book together. The movie they made was actually pretty good, but the book outshines it by leaps and bounds. The internal monolog of the main character is outstanding in the book and it just can't happen through the movie.
As you can probably tell, I'm a big fan of Enders Game. The movie, though, was absolutely devastating. It's the only time I left a cinema angry.
Yeah. They really blew that one. Still not as bad as live action DragonBall or ATLA, though.
Oh hey, I'm reading The Martian right now! Also loved Project Hail Mary by the same author, Andy Weir. It's a bit more fantastical and just a great read.
I haven't read Hail Mary yet, but I'll have to check it out now. How far along with you on the Martian? You enjoying it?
Project Hail Mary used to come up on r/books from time to time and was polarizing. Lots of folks loved it. Lots thought it wasn't good.
If you loved the Martian I think you'll like PHM. I did.
Not the one you're asking, but I've read both The Martian and Project Hail Mary. You absolutely gotta try PHM if you liked the martian. They're both incredible books, but if I had to rank them, it'd be real close, but Hail Mary would come out on top.
Thanks!