Best Sci-Fi Novels Compared
From space operas to dystopian futures, Jim compares the greatest science fiction novels of all time.
| Book | Rating |
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 Dune | 5/5
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 Project Hail Mary | 5/5
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 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | 5/5
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 1984 | 5/5
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 Brave New World | 4/5
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 The Martian | 4/5
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Jim's Quick Takes
Dune
"If Jim could only recommend one sci-fi novel for the rest of his wormy existence, it'd be this one. Herbert built an entire universe so rich you can t..."
Read full review →Project Hail Mary
"Jim ugly-cried at the end of this book. Not ashamed to admit it. Full-on wormy tears, all over the pages. Weir outdid himself — this is even better th..."
Read full review →The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
"Jim laughed so hard reading this that he nearly fell out of his apple. Douglas Adams wrote the funniest sci-fi book ever penned, and that's not even d..."
Read full review →1984
"Big Brother is watching — and Jim is reading. This book hit different in college when the professor connected it to real-world politics. Orwell wrote ..."
Read full review →Brave New World
"Jim has to admit — between this and 1984, the dystopian double feature keeps him up at night. But where Orwell feared the stick, Huxley feared the car..."
Read full review →The Martian
"Jim has never rooted harder for a character than Mark Watney. The dude literally sciences the heck out of Mars, growing potatoes from his own — well, ..."
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