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I haven't read a book in 6 years and would like to start off with something that isn't too depressing or melancholy. I'm a big fan of military and sci-fi stories. Combinations of those two are fun as well. Anyone have any recommendations?

>> No.10809924

>>10809883
Since you like sci-fi try any of Philip K Dick, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlen, or Arthur C Clarke's books.

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>>10809883
Ignore the hard sci-fi for now, pic related is very /comfy/ and I'd start with that

>> No.10809984

>>10809957
>ignore the foundations of a genre
I seriously hope you die

>> No.10809988

>>10809984
>read something just because it's """""foundational""""""
You've lost your way to reddit again you mong

>> No.10810027

PKD, Dune 1 and 2, Kurt Vonnegut, Blindsight by Peter Watts.

>> No.10810079

Ender's Game

>> No.10810083

>>10810027
Blindsight is a bit fucked up... maybe hold off on that 1

>> No.10810116

Gaunt’s Ghosts series by Dan Abnett. While some of the earlier books require surface level knowledge of Warhammer 40k, the rest of the series is hardcore military sci fi with some amazingly written characters.

>> No.10810128

>>10809883
Heinlein desu.

Starship troopers.

>> No.10811090

nobody has named The Forever War

>> No.10811091

>>10809883
the trash has really been piling up lately

>> No.10811098

>>10811091
give it two more months it won’t be possible to browse, im becoming viscerally disgusted at threads on here now

>> No.10811192

>>10811091
>>10811098
im gay