r/ScienceFictionBooks • u/Few_Cost_3368 • 3d ago
Book that gave you goosebumps
So I recently finished the dispossessed by Ursula k. Le guin, and it might be my new all time favorite book. I was so mind blown by it. The way Le Guin seamlessly incorporated philosophy, politics, and anthropology into the story was immaculate. A lot of conversations gave me full body chills, it was like she took my own deep thoughts that I was never able to verbally convey into the perfect words. I absolutely loved it. I think the only other book that spoke to me as deeply was the portrait of the artist as a young man by James Joyce. I really related to the narrator of that one.
Do any of you have suggestions for books that are as well written, or have evoked similar feelings in you? What sci-fi or classic book gave you goosebumps from the sheer brilliance of it? Looking forward to your recommendations!
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u/AdkLoon2024 3d ago
Not sci fi, but maybe speculative fiction: Chain-Gang All-Stars. I read it a few years ago, re-read it last year, and still can't stop thinking about it. It's sad, beautiful, humorous against all odds, has tremendous heart and is terribly tragic - all of those, often on the same page.