I would like to talk about the best books I’ve read.
The Best in Each Characteristic
- best storytelling: all of 金庸
- best character building: Liveship Traders - Robin Hobb
- most unique space novel: Children of Time - Adrian Tchaikovsky
- smartest narration: The Fifth Season - N. K. Jemisin
- the most cinematic novel: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
- hardest science fiction: Diaspora
The Pinnacles of Each Category
- the definition of science fiction - The Three-Body Problem series - Cixin Liu
- best novella: The Emperor’s Soul - Brandon Sanderson
- best children novel: Hatchet series - Gary Paulsen
Best Children Novel - Hatchet series
I had sooooo much fun reading this series as a five-grader. The adventure of Brian was extremely interesting and exciting to the 10-year-old me.
The Worst
- most overrated science fiction ever: Dune - Frank Herbert
- most boring hard science fiction: The Seveneves - Neal Stephenson
- most anticlimactic book series: Broken Earth - N. K. Jemisin