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In the mood for engineering / competence porn. What are your favourite novels / series? (sh.itjust.works)
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As an example, I love the Martian, and I think a lot of older books from authors like Asimov are heavily into engineering / competence porn. Other favs in this category include the standalone novel Rendezvous with Rama to leave you wishing for more, most of the Culture series for happy utopian vibes, Schlock Mercenary for humor, Dahak series for fun mindless popcorn.

Edit: I'm so happy to have found a replacement for r/books and the rest of them.

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Thanks! I bounced off the Mars trilogy. All the petty human drama and politics just felt way too much like current news (which is probably a compliment to his writing skills, but it just wasn't what I was looking for at the time). I think I probably need a very relaxed state of mind to be able to dive into it.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 2 days ago

fair. to be honest, i havent read it since it was released in the 90s. i mostly remember the tech