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For anyone interested in reading Snow Crash, I recommend the Audible version of the book. The narrator does an excellent job portraying the different characters and the way it was edited makes it feel like an old radio broadcast. Also, linguistics plays a huge role in this book, so if language theory interests you then it is a definite read.
@CainOnGames
I love reading science fiction, but you have insights and call out relationships to other books in a deeper way than I tend to, and I appreciate those points you make. Plus I’ve only r ead 4 of the 5 books you discuss, so now A Memory Called Empire is in my list. Thanks!
@NicJ27
Hi Jared, just wanted to say I'm so glad I found your channel - keep it up
@amydebuitleir
Another philosophical science fiction book I'd recommend is A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, as well as the rest of her Monk and Robot series. On the surface, it's a delightful sweet story... but there's a lot of complexity just below the surface. It will make you think about what it means to be a "person", what brings meaning to life, what we owe each other, how we make up for injustices committed by past generations, and more.
@jeremyd8068
I am glad I found your channel. We have similar interests in literature and I really enjoy your comments, reviews, and suggestions. Thank you, sir.
@Witty_Jackson
I would definitely recommend the Endymion books. They are splendid. They are slightly slower paced than Hyperion, but they are fantastic and well worth a read.
@blsk8s
Read Endymion. There is a scene in an ice cave that is the most moving and beautiful things I've ever read. Absolute brilliance.
@pattyfalls7801
A Psalm for the Wild-Built, and A Prayer for the Crown Shy, both by Becky Chambers, are wonderful!
@martinbrisebois1831
Hi Jared! As a fan of Hyperion Cantos, I would recommend that you forget about the two following books, Endymion and The Rise of Endymion. They are not bad, they explore the theme of people living in a reversed flow of time but in fact, there's a generic space opera aura around those books. Instead, look up Illium and Olympos, also by Dan Simmons. Just as Hyperion, there are unconnected stories that eventually converge together. The ideas explored are even wilder than those touched upon in Hyperion. There is a strong presence of Greek mythology, so much that I rushed to read the Iliad and the Odysseus in between the two books.
@howloudcansilenceget8884
I loove your philosophical sci-fi recommendation videos ❤ I dont when I will have the time to read them all but they are on my tbr list
@zarleewoodland
My goodness, I had no idea someone would make a video that I needed so badly. You are awesome, thank you.
@Yuumiiiiiiiii
Awesome video! I was always loved this part of scifi that explored interesting philosophical ideas and accidentally found your video perfectly aligning with it. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge!
@bartsbookspace
Viewing the accelerated evolutionary progress of spiders and their civilization through their eyes (and legs) in Children of Time, was fascinating. Tchaikovsky does a great job of effortlessly dropping us into the body and mind of an animal that we have little in common with, forces us to suspend our preconceived notions and find comfort. This sparked many thoughts and emotions in me including how I touched I was by the plight of males in the arachnid society. Great book, as are all books mentioned in this video. Hyperion!
@alixbarks
Uplift Series by David Brin Earth! by David Brin, especially for a musing on Gaia. Almost coming real today.
@mikesbookreviews
Still hoping to get to Snow Crash this year. Just bought that stunning deluxe edition.
@zuzanamadaras
I don't know if it was mentioned already in the previous video, but "Silently and very fast" by Catherine M. Valente is one of the most beautiful explorations into how AI develops/learns/grows. It's not your typical scifi, but I have never before seen AI/robots described in such a way (a deep dive into how consciousness begins, what would be the psychology of an AI, how it would communicate and develop naturally if it didn't need to copy human examples etc.)
@LaughingStockfarm1
Really appreciate your choices and the fact the you are not about the cult of the new, but bringing forth some older works. I’d love to see you visit LeGuin’s catalogue from a philosophical view point.
@FIT2BREAD
Love seeing the scifi content. Can I add to your radar: Solaris/Lem Diaspora/Egan (ai not in a human body..existing as data on a hardrive.. hard to beat) The Thing Itself/Adam Roberts (Kant's transcendental realism + SETI)... Also love children of time and snow crash etc. I felt Ancillary Justice, while not as great as Left Hand of Darkness, accomplished more in a philosophical approach to gender and language than Left Hand did...
@krilin84
Love this genre, keep em coming!
@TheAmericanClassicist