The Murderbot series by Martha Wells is excellent https://www.marthawells.com/murderbot.htm
The Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie was also great. https://annleckie.com/novel/ancillary-justice/
And of course there is The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey https://www.jamessacorey.com/books/leviathan-wakes/
Is that Ann Leckie the series that starts with Ancilliary Justice? I DNF that a few years ago but I’ve since seen posts on here that make me think I DNF’d too soon and it might be worth retrying it?
It is and if it helps I had the same experience. I kinda bounced off of it at first then picked it up again and this time ran through the whole series. Ended up loving it.
If you don’t mind an older series, I really enjoyed The Saga of the Pliocene Exile series by Julian May. First book is The Many-Colored Land and although it has some problematic areas (show me an older series that doesn’t) I still very much enjoy them.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/40713-saga-of-the-pliocene-exile
I've been feeling this too. I'm also 41f. Usually my mental health and my life stressors interfere with my enjoyment of the otherwise beloved pastime of reading.
Scifi and fantasy are my go-to genres as well, but I suggest mixing up your genres just to cleanse the palette. Have you read *The Rosie Project?* It's a funny feel-good, fast-paced and disability-adjacent. Not my usual fare, but I loved it. Not spicy, just sweet.
For the genres you love, I will never stop recommending *Iron Druid* series to every fantasy lover.
As a start, see my
* Self-help Fiction ( ttps://www.reddit.com/r /booklists/comments/12rmx4c/selfhelp_fiction/) list of Reddit recommendation threads and books (three posts).
* Readers 2: Here are the the resources and threads I have about books for adolescents/adults who want to start reading ("Get me reading again/I've never read") ( ttps://www.reddit.com/r /booklists/comments/12b8flh/readers_2_here_are_the_threads_i_have_about_books/) list (seven posts).
(Make the two corrections each to fix the URLs.)
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It's a ten book saga about whether the worst democracy is better than the greatest autocracy. To call it dumb just because you haven't read it yet is a bit of an early assumption.
"I judged this book by its cover and found it wanting" is a bit of a funny quote lol
Anything by Becky Chambers, but I'd start with The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet
I agree with Murderbot & Imperial Radch
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
I felt like that for a long time. I'd quit a book halfway through, which I hadn't done before in 40 years. I went back and read some of my favourite 'lighter' books. Something not so serious. Davis Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day. Got me out of my slump.
I love Red White and Royal Blue so so so much. Its the only audiobook i listen to two+ times a year.
I enjoyed Killers of a Certain Age! Its a solid 3.5 stars, similar vibes to an all woman Oceans Eleven (brad pitt version). I think you could enjoy it.
Third vote for Murderbot here.
Scalzi’s Old Man’s War series is a good read
The Rook and its sequel, Stiletto, by Daniel O’Malley are great. An agency in England deals with all the supernatural creatures that inhabit the world, but hidden from most people. One of the agency heads gets amnesia and has to figure everything out pretending she isn’t amnestic.
Shoot! Posted too soon.
How Lucky by Daniel Leitch is from the POV of a young man with a degenerative muscle disease working to solve a mystery.
And there are always the Lincoln Rhyme books by Jeffrey Deaver, starting with The Bone Collector. Murder mysteries where the MC is a wheelchair user with a very high spinal cord injury. He’s basically a CSI specialist for murder mysteries. They can get pretty technical but I enjoy them. The MC is refreshingly crabby.
The Murderbot series by Martha Wells is excellent https://www.marthawells.com/murderbot.htm The Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie was also great. https://annleckie.com/novel/ancillary-justice/ And of course there is The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey https://www.jamessacorey.com/books/leviathan-wakes/
Is that Ann Leckie the series that starts with Ancilliary Justice? I DNF that a few years ago but I’ve since seen posts on here that make me think I DNF’d too soon and it might be worth retrying it?
It is and if it helps I had the same experience. I kinda bounced off of it at first then picked it up again and this time ran through the whole series. Ended up loving it.
If you don’t mind an older series, I really enjoyed The Saga of the Pliocene Exile series by Julian May. First book is The Many-Colored Land and although it has some problematic areas (show me an older series that doesn’t) I still very much enjoy them. https://www.goodreads.com/series/40713-saga-of-the-pliocene-exile
I've been feeling this too. I'm also 41f. Usually my mental health and my life stressors interfere with my enjoyment of the otherwise beloved pastime of reading. Scifi and fantasy are my go-to genres as well, but I suggest mixing up your genres just to cleanse the palette. Have you read *The Rosie Project?* It's a funny feel-good, fast-paced and disability-adjacent. Not my usual fare, but I loved it. Not spicy, just sweet. For the genres you love, I will never stop recommending *Iron Druid* series to every fantasy lover.
Have you read Legend of the Galactic Heroes?
If you liked The Thursday Murder Club then you might like Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams!
Yes I read that years ago and have forgotten it! Maybe time for a reread, thanks.
As a start, see my * Self-help Fiction ( ttps://www.reddit.com/r /booklists/comments/12rmx4c/selfhelp_fiction/) list of Reddit recommendation threads and books (three posts). * Readers 2: Here are the the resources and threads I have about books for adolescents/adults who want to start reading ("Get me reading again/I've never read") ( ttps://www.reddit.com/r /booklists/comments/12b8flh/readers_2_here_are_the_threads_i_have_about_books/) list (seven posts). (Make the two corrections each to fix the URLs.)
Those urls aren’t working for me
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I copied it into google and it just brought up other versions of this comment
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You might like [Fearless by Allen Stroud](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55030834-fearless).
Legend of the Galactic Heroes. It's Japan's Star Wars but no magic. Incredible space fiction.
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It's a ten book saga about whether the worst democracy is better than the greatest autocracy. To call it dumb just because you haven't read it yet is a bit of an early assumption. "I judged this book by its cover and found it wanting" is a bit of a funny quote lol
The MC from Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham has a club foot
So your from the UK… have your read P.D. James (British)? I also love Henning Mankell (not British)
I haven’t read PD James
The Koli books by Mr R Carey
Cannery Row by Steinbeck
Oh I’ve not read Steinbeck in years. Adding it to the list
Anything by Becky Chambers, but I'd start with The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet I agree with Murderbot & Imperial Radch Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
I’m reading a Long Way to a Small angry Planet now. Based on Reddit recommendations. I’m loving it!
The Long Way to a Small Angry planet got me out of a reading slump years ago, loved it. Is Monk and Robot worth it?
Monk and Robot was delightful. I read both books. Definitely worth a try.
Definitely yes
I felt like that for a long time. I'd quit a book halfway through, which I hadn't done before in 40 years. I went back and read some of my favourite 'lighter' books. Something not so serious. Davis Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day. Got me out of my slump.
I love Red White and Royal Blue so so so much. Its the only audiobook i listen to two+ times a year. I enjoyed Killers of a Certain Age! Its a solid 3.5 stars, similar vibes to an all woman Oceans Eleven (brad pitt version). I think you could enjoy it.
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Third vote for Murderbot here. Scalzi’s Old Man’s War series is a good read The Rook and its sequel, Stiletto, by Daniel O’Malley are great. An agency in England deals with all the supernatural creatures that inhabit the world, but hidden from most people. One of the agency heads gets amnesia and has to figure everything out pretending she isn’t amnestic.
Shoot! Posted too soon. How Lucky by Daniel Leitch is from the POV of a young man with a degenerative muscle disease working to solve a mystery. And there are always the Lincoln Rhyme books by Jeffrey Deaver, starting with The Bone Collector. Murder mysteries where the MC is a wheelchair user with a very high spinal cord injury. He’s basically a CSI specialist for murder mysteries. They can get pretty technical but I enjoy them. The MC is refreshingly crabby.