my top 5 books ever (for right now)
The Little Prince
by Antoine De Saint Exupéry
last read just now
100/5
everyone should read the little prince. every day.
Sirens of Titan
by Kurt Vonnegut
last read Summer 2023
6/5
so good. once i finished reading it the first time i was like 'that was weird' then i couldn't stop thinking about it for months. i think about it every day. the story holds so much wisdom on morality, religion, and the meaning of life. it just gets better and better the more i think about it. thank you vonnegut<3
I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov
last read Summer 2023
5/5
most important sci fi book ever. everyone should read this, especially those in tech.
Slaughterhouse Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
last read 2023
5/5
just so good
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
last read 2023
5/5
READ WITH CAUTION. be stable before reading please.
fiction favs
Child 44
by Tom Rob Smith
last read 2023
4/5
super engaging. definitely overexplained a bit but but would definitely recommend this one (generally).
Forever or a Long, Long Time
by Caela Carter
last read 2019
4/5
i think this is actually a middle grade novel but i love it so much. punched me in the heart.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Otessa Moshfegh
last read 2023
4/5
not to be that guy but this book totally got me out of a funk. i went outside and like laid down in the grass and now i gratitide journal and stuff.
The Odyssey
by Homer
last read 2018
4/5
i guess this is fiction.
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
last read 2022
4/5
i read this in england. other than the incest, which i do not condone, great read.
The Farm
by Tom Rob Smith
last read 2023
5/5
totally gripping. very excited to read this one again.
my sci fi book club
summer 2023, i started a sci fi book club with my friends. i think i'll write a blog on this sometime soon, because it was one of the best times of my life, but for now, view my personal sci fi library below. these are a combination of things i read in that book club, read on my own, or read in high school as part of a sci fi independent study i did with my friend.
my sci fi library
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
last read 2023
5/5
obsessed with this book
Sirens of Titan
by Kurt Vonnegut
last read Summer 2023
6/5
probably my favorite book ever. once i finished reading it the first time i was like 'that was weird' then i couldn't stop thinking about it for months. i think about it every day. the story holds so much wisdom on morality, religion, and the meaning of life. it just gets better and better the more i think about it. thank you vonnegut<3
I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov
last read Summer 2023
5/5
most important sci fi book ever. everyone should read this, especially those in tech.
1984
by George Orwell
last read 2019
4/5
very interesting. love the book itself. think it gets taken out off context a lot tho
Player Piano
by Kurt Vonnegut
last read 2019
4/5
this book sparked my love for vonnegut. interesting look at automation from the perspective of an author living in an unautomated world.
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury
last read 2019
3/5
a little hard to get into for me, but i love bradbury's writing. reminded me a lot of sirens of titan.
A Princess of Mars
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
last read 2019
1/5
this one isn't really a good book in my opinion, but it's like historically important, so whatever haha. a man would probably like it more.
Slaughterhouse Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
last read 2023
5/5
intense. heartbreaking. painfully ironic and beautiful. NOT for the faint of heart.
Rendezvous with Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke
last read 2019
1/5
not so good. idk maybe i should read it again.
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells
last read 2019
3/5
silly, fun, with a very classic feel to it. didn't love it til i had to write an essay on it, then i was like damn this book was kind of good.
Neuromancer
by William Gibson
last read 2019
4/5
HAUNTING. the moment i hear space outlaw, i'm sold. i think all the time about the scene with the telephone booths ringing as he passes. planning to reread soon!
We
by Yevgeny Zamyatin
last read 2019
3/5
this book in part inspired Orwell's 1984. it was interesting, and has a SUPER interesting story about how it was written/distributed.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
by Phillip K. Dick
last read 2019
4/5
i loved this book at the time. feels so relevant now. prepare yourself to feel weirded out though.
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
last read 2019
5/5
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT