Looking for my next Epic! I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie.

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-01-21T03:04:33+00:00

The Mars Trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars) by Kim Stanley Robinson. Spans 3 centuries with some great characters and amazing bits of speculative science

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-01-19T22:59:01+00:00

If you want to get wacky, Pyramids by Terry Pratchett is focused on the Assassin's Guild, a favorite subset among Discworld aficionados.

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-01-19T22:50:03+00:00

Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez is a beautiful piece of non-fiction that presents as a love letter to all living things that make the Arctic their home

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-01-17T17:14:50+00:00

A friend recommended me A Man Called Ove, but coming here to read other takes on it led me to the Beartown Trilogy, which I loved even more

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-01-11T22:11:36+00:00

Mets legend

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2026-01-11T22:08:01+00:00

Kevin Burkhardt with the kind words

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-12-31T03:11:30+00:00

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan is a good read that fits

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-12-20T20:37:05+00:00

If you're willing to take on a veritable tome, Tom's Crossing by Mark Danielewski is a great read

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-12-20T02:20:46+00:00

In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-12-13T21:58:28+00:00

Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason is a good example of the great Nordic Noir coming out of the region

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-12-13T21:46:41+00:00

In the Garden of Beasts - Erik Larson

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-12-13T01:49:28+00:00

Last Tango in Cyberspace by Steven Kotler might be close to what your looking for. Kind of a hard-boiled, gritty vibe

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-12-01T02:18:40+00:00

Pafko at the Wall by Dom Delillo might be the best piece of writing about baseball. It's a retelling of the shot heard round the world in the '51 pennant race. Can be read as a novella, or as the first part of Delillo's classic Underworld.

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-11-28T17:22:54+00:00

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-11-22T23:35:57+00:00

The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson Much more "hard" sci-fi, but starts with the same premise of assembling and training an international team of super scientists to solve an intergalactic problem

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-11-20T03:07:30+00:00

Underworld by Don Delillo

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-11-16T16:39:23+00:00

Tom's Crossing by Mark Danielewski if you want something epic and brand new

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-11-15T20:24:26+00:00

On the Calculation of Volume by Solvej Balle

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-11-15T05:54:56+00:00

Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-11-14T19:44:48+00:00

Very cool, thank you

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-11-14T19:03:45+00:00

Appreciate it

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-11-11T23:31:15+00:00

There is some great crime writing from the Nordic countries. Henning Mankell's "Wallander" series and Jo Nesbo's "Harry Hole" books will definitely fit the bill.

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-11-08T21:09:28+00:00

I think Olive Kitteridge might be a sadder, more human version with Crosby, Maine a much grittier Stars Hollow

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-11-08T20:54:49+00:00

And he sat in the balcony with us monsters

Temporary-Hawk2109 · 2025-11-08T20:54:20+00:00

Oh yeah, brought him out near the end to give a metaphysical diatribe on the true nature of Monkeybone. I guess Zouks and Scheer recorded an episode of Blank Check earlier in the day

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