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      9 months ago

      Which is why I hate the majority of scifi as they aren’t self aware.

      Self aware science fantasy can be excellent.

      Hard science fiction can also be excellent for different reasons.

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          9 months ago

          Sadly I’ve never gotten around to reading Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy however what I have heard is good.

          I’m a big fan of the satire in 40k which has novels spanning several genres, so there’s almost always a fresh type of novel to dig into, even if they are the equivalent of cheap romance novels but for nerds

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            8 months ago

            I highly suggest you give hitchhiker’s guide the time. Not sure if you’ve read any Terry Pratchett, but IMO Douglas Adams is on another level (and Pratchett is pretty good himself). I ended up reading all his books in like two sittings once I started.

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              8 months ago

              If you haven’t heard the original radio drama, i highly recommend. I actually prefer it to the books now. It’s on archive.org.