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Hi fellow book lovers, after going through a massive streak of great fictions (that's what you get when you read Le Guin, Susanna Clarke and Ted Chiang back to back), I'm looking for the next one 😊

I like the kind of story telling that is calm and whimsical, can also be cold/factual if it's to explain world building. Multi-dimensional characters with no bullshit who spend a lot of time pondering things. I guess high stakes because it forces characters to think and make choices, I'm not necessarily looking for adventures/banter. I'm also drawn to weird socio-political world buildings. (Sorry if this is all over the place)

Some favourites that I want more of:

• Brave new world
• A lot of Le Guin (esp. Dispossessed, Tombs of Atuan....)
• Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
• Piranesi / A short stay in hell
• A lot of Ted Chiang
• Hyperion (more like the 1st and less like the 2nd, I have a hard time with space opera)
• Monk and robot (this one was not high stakes enough but loved the solo road trip part)
• I have a soft spot for polish and soviet fictions after reading a lot when I was younger but without knowing/remembering the titles, so please don't hesitate to throw in some recs !!

Some that check boxes in theory but I couldn't get in to:

• Name of the wind
• Perdido St Station (I really wanted to love this but I think there was too many visual descriptions of things. Might try City & City later someday)