Great points! I agree, there is a bit of a learning curve to many New Wave titles. I feel like my level of appreciation has grown as I have read deeper.Thanks!

I’m glad to change that. Lem was Polish, born in what now would be Ukraine, but at that time (before WW2) was Poland. When the war started he moved to Cracow where he lived for most of his life. He is considered one of the best Polish authors even though many others won Noble and he, writing SF, never had a chance to be taken seriously.

I find Le Guin an easy author to love. If you haven’t read The Lathe of Heaven, I’d recommend it, I think you’d like it. And it’s a quick read. Empire Star was weird, I didn’t get much of it, but it was warm and interesting and it made me smile. Happy reading Johanna.

Thanks Ben, but I’ve barely scratched the surface; there are so many more authors from this period I want to discover. But, that is the wonderful thing about our reading Journey. 😀

😂 your welcome! I feel like all of these books are titles that even if one doesn’t fall in love with, you’re not sorry to have read them.

😀 Yay! Friends! 🙌 Thanks, I always struggle with the thumbnails, creating them as the video is finishing its upload… 😂 I used an old Gym photo for this one.

Interesting. I’ll have to do a bit of reaserch as I’m not familiar with the title. Thanks!

High-rise and Lord of Light are both books I want to read this year. Lord of Light intimidates me with the pantheon of Hindu gods I’m not familiar with…

Thank You for watching! A Canticle for Lebowitz is on my list. Did the second half of the book disappoint? Or was it just not quite as good as the beginning?

The novel has 2 parts. The second part takes place in another time and for me was not as interesting. Happy reading.

@@jobuckley2999 Got it. Thanks

Thanks!

I didn’t love Roadside Picnic when I read it. I thought it was a bit boring, but then the more I thought about it (and read about it) the book kind of came back to me. It’s not one of my favorites, but I value its philosophical depth. A Time of Changes was an instant hit for me as well. 👍

Thank You Jonathan! 😀

Thank you for the recommendation. I have not heard of that title. I’ll definitely due some research. You are correct, original ideas in SF these days, are few and far between.

Hi. Yes, of course, you’re right. I was thinking more as the time period during which New Wave movement took place and wanted to rank some of my favorite reads from those years. But, in retrospect it is somewhat misleading to use the term if I don’t adhere to its limitations. By the same token, I should not have put Lem’s Futurological Congress on the list. He in fact, did not even like most American authors. 😂 Thanks for watching. I always appreciate your input.

@@bartsbookspace I always think there was probably a language problem in Lem's dislike of US SF in that time, even with PKD -they initially had a cordial relationship. Shame really.

@@outlawbookselleroriginal Yes, that is possible. Lem spoke 7 languages, but described his English skills as "guerilla English". He read and wrote well, but speaking and his accent were not great.

I want to start reading Wolf... but I've been intimidated by The Book of the New Sun. Maybe The Fifth Head is a better place to start?

@bartsbookspace9798 I read the book of the new sun and absolutely adored it! But I did watch like 6 hrs worth of discussions after every book to understand just the plot lol. I'm not super far into Cerberus, but it is a fixup novel. 3 novellas combined to make 1 novel. The first one feels alot like David Copperfield to me. To me, Wolfe isn't as complicated at people make it out to be. The words flow well and the ideas are interesting. The difficulty comes with how much meaning you want to take out of it and how much authorial intent. You'll understand what happens in the novel relatively well. Why or how gets confusing. The smallest details is what makes it interesting. For example (very light spoilers for shadow of the torturer): He has a paragraph where he explains this painting about a guy in a suite of armor in a pale desert with a Staff in his hand. You can read that as just looking at a picture and move on. But if you really think about it, you realize it's actually a photograph of Neil Armstrong on the moon but they are so far in the future the story has been lost in time. Only the image remains.

@@Dylan13Collins This is tremendously helpful. Thanks! You convinced me to commit to giving Book of the new Sun a shot this year. I hope it works for me. 🤞The N. Armstrong bit is the kind of “riddle” I love trying to catch!

@bartsbookspace9798 they are EVERYWHERE in that series! The more you catch the more scifi the series feels. The less you notice the riddles the more fantasy it feels. Also, make sure you read the 5th book The Urth of the New Sun. It explains what happens next and also explains some of the more definitive things you may have missed. The author does love to leave things up for interpretation so it won't give you all the answers, but definitely enough to never want to stop talking about it! I'm excited to hear what you think! And happy reading. Alzabo soup (podcast) and Media Death Cult (KZfaq channel) are where I went after every book so they could explain some of what I missed and check out if I was write in my solutions to riddles lol. All great stuff!

@@Dylan13Collins 😀 I’m excited to dive in!

I'll do my best! I think The Lathe of Heaven is a good place to start.

Thanks! I’m in Boulder and NYC. I split my time due to work.

@@bartsbookspace nice combo!! I was In Boulder for triathlon camp, liked it a lot. Now consider moving there from Florida. Great for cycling . And I’ve heard it had biggest bookstores per capita

@@godzillasan1817 All true! We have lots of athletes training here. Especially endurance. Altitude helps with training -5,600feet is a sweet spot- and 300+ days of sunshine is hard to beat. And yes, there are some fantastic bookstores!