Sci Fi Books with NO Science | Book Recommendations

[@kbar4462]

I absolutely loved Klara and the Sun. Unsettling is a great way to describe how i felt while reading it lol. Very much enjoyed it

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Glad you also loved it

[@Kelli.Hicks.5]

The Book of Strange New Things sounds right up my alley. I enjoy books that incorporate a religious element. I think an "If you like this, read that" video would be fun comparing similar themes in Soft-SciFi vs. Hard-SciFi versions.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Oh that's a fun idea

[@TheMike28212]

I loved Moon of the Crusted Snow and Invasion of the Body Snatchers! So good! 🌖🦞❄️

[@thewatchfemme4051]

I like to watch your videos and have my library app open at the same time, such good recs!

[@grinselamm]

yay - soft sci-fi is my favorite genre! I loved the Michel Faber book you mention - unfortunately there is animal cruelty. And Kindred is a masterpiece!

[@nabor1708]

Just finished Foe and wow I loved it, thanks for the suggestion!

[@TheShadesofOrange]

So glad you liked it

[@starpilotsix]

One of my favorite Soft Science Fiction books is The Last Policeman series by Ben H. Winters, where the only SF element is that the world knows there's a civilization-ending asteroid coming within 6 months (at the start of the series),but otherwise it just focuses on a detective solving ordinary mysteries complicated by society starting to fall apart. Also, although it might have a little bit of science explaining how the implant works and such, it's pretty easily skippable: "We Are Satellites" by Sarah Pinsker follows a family after a new brain implant allows much easier multitasking of concentration-style issues and just looks at how society copes and pressures people to get the implants just to stay competitive.

[@thewatchfemme4051]

The Last Policeman series is so good! And heartbreaking.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

I haven't read Last Policeman but I really liked We Are Satellites. I never see anyone talking about it

[@IAmWilltoo]

I remember reading Foe in gym great memories. Currently waiting for it from library.

[@SciFiScavenger]

I recently read Kindred and absolutely loved it! My first Butler, definitely won't be my last.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

So glad you loved Kindred

[@Talking_Story]

Great List! Handmaid's, Kindred and Body Snatchers are classics.

[@JohnSaxon-vw5vi]

Another five stars ⭐️ video of amazing and wonderful books 📚 love it 🥰 brilliant please stay safe and healthy and prayers and blessings for you and your family love your Aussie family friend John ❤❤❤

[@lisacole6037]

Some fantastic recommendations. I've read 4 of those, I think. I have another Iain Reid book on my tbr. If I like it, I'll try Foe.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

I hope you enjoy Foe

[@caitlinl2750]

Starter villain by John Scalzi❤🎉

[@cindywingetbooks]

I like the movie for Body Snatchers. I need to check out the book.

[@chrisconnors7418]

I haven’t read Handmaid’s Tale. Felt too close to real life. I’ll check out Foe. I have the Crusted Snow book, just need to read it. I’m reading nonfiction right now. Was getting bored with fiction as it all seemed the same in the sense there were the predictable tropes used and you knew where the book would go before the first chapter is done.

[@TheShadesofOrange]

I think you'd really like Crusted Snow

[@linesbyleon]

When I wrote my trilogy, I wanted to have ordinary people try to use their everyday knowledge to make sense of where they found themselves. So, yeah, sometimes they do the math wrong, and sometimes, there is just no answer. I don't enjoy reading overly technical writing, so for me, it doesn't matter how the faster-than-light drive works, I'm satisfied by, "You just press the green button."😆

[@negi8028]

I think, first I'll start with the last one you mentioned, seems more intriguing story wise...💀🤓

[@scumskimmer]

Did you ever read Marcel Theroux novel Far North? It's a post apocalyptic literary novel, Sf but not obsessively so

[@TheShadesofOrange]

No I haven't

[@Yvette.T]

Definitely soft sci-fi is my preferred, my brain doesn't like the alternative 😂 Not sure this would qualify as soft sci-fi, but I read Eleanor by Jason Gurley years ago and absolutely adored it!! ❤

[@TheShadesofOrange]

I'll have to look that one up

[@jackallen6261]

I am curious if you ever do reviews of much older books? For example...The Birds by Daphne De Murnane, or maybe Who Goes There? by John W Campbell? (the inspiration for "The Thing" The John Carpenter Movie) Just curious...

[@TheShadesofOrange]

My reviews definitely lean towards modern but I don't avoid older titles. I'm currently reading Frankenstein and I have Rebecca on my fall tbr

[@stephenfisher3554]

Fabor's book sounds a bit like The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell?

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Similar plot but I prefer Faber

[@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd]

for fans of philip k dick would recommend jonathan lethem's gun, with occasional music and girl in landscape and also the sparrow by mary doria russell⚛

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Thanks for the recs

[@Tetsujin-28]

If you liked Handmaid's Tale you may enjoy The Children of Men by P.D. James. Moon of the Crusted Snow and Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam?

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Thanks. I'll look up those other books

[@chyndonax]

I think Providence by Max Barry might belong here. The author never explains any of the scifi tech used. It's just stated as being used. Also doesn't really explain his aliens except one part. Mostly character driven but with a good story. Very little world building though. It's just very focused on what the characters are engaged in which makes sense given they are on a spaceship with little actual control of what is happening.

[@Randorandom232]

Another max Barry fan in the wild.😂

[@TheShadesofOrange]

Oh cool! I just started Lexicon this morning

[@wburris2007]

more science = more fun

[@TheShadesofOrange]

😄

[@PieGuyBill]

🚀🚀

[@zubaerchaudhari8267]

Hello there hey there hey there 😊

[@fernbedek6302]

I remain a bad Canadian, having not read any Margaret Atwood.

[@5Gburn]

As your penance, you must sing the Canadian national anthem from the eerie Kamloops, specifically the shooting location of Lupe Q and the Galactic Earworms. Progressive Canadian sci-fi badge: Achieved ✅

[@aleidadiaz2261]

😮

[@TheShadesofOrange]

I'm only ever joking that everyone has to read her

[@Randorandom232]

No science!?!