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I’m a part of a newly formed book club that has just a few members so far, and many of them seem to like romantasy, emotional historical fiction, and magical realism-type books.

The book club is non-specific to genre, however.

I’d personally like to read some science fiction, but would like to suggest to the group something that they could easily get into and not DNF immediately.

So I’m looking for a few scifi books that have an “emotional core” … preferably a bit philosophical, but not overly abstract.

I was thinking something along the lines of:

“Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro.

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But am looking for other recommendations!

I saw that “Flowers For Algernon” may be good for this, but that the short story was better than the novel. So it may not be long enough.

I also heard “The Left Hand of Darkness,” and possibly “Ender’s Game” could work.

I was considering “A Scanner Darkly” by Philip K Dick, but I think this seemed too abstract.

Please let me know anything you recommend!

Thank you!

I’m a part of a newly formed book club that has just a few members so far, and many of them seem to like romantasy, emotional historical fiction, and magical realism-type books.

The book club is non-specific to genre, however.

I’d personally like to read some science fiction, but would like to suggest to the group something that they could easily get into and not DNF immediately.

So I’m looking for a few scifi books that have an “emotional core” … preferably a bit philosophical, but not overly abstract.

I was thinking something along the lines of:

“Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro.

—

But am looking for other recommendations!

I saw that “Flowers For Algernon” may be good for this, but that the short story was better than the novel. So it may not be long enough.

I also heard “The Left Hand of Darkness,” and possibly “Ender’s Game” could work.

I was considering “A Scanner Darkly” by Philip K Dick, but I think this seemed too abstract.

Please let me know anything you recommend!

Thank you!

Edit: Thanks for all these incredible suggestions! You all are the best!

I’m a part of a newly formed book club that has just a few members so far, and many of them seem to like romantasy, emotional historical fiction, and magical realism-type books.

The book club is non-specific to genre, however.

I’d personally like to read some science fiction, but would like to suggest to the group something that they could easily get into and not DNF immediately.

So I’m looking for a few scifi books that have an “emotional core” … preferably a bit philosophical, but not overly abstract.

I was thinking something along the lines of:

“Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro.

—

But am looking for other recommendations!

I saw that “Flowers For Algernon” may be good for this, but that the short story was better than the novel. So it may not be long enough.

I also heard “The Left Hand of Darkness,” and possibly “Ender’s Game” could work.

I was considering “A Scanner Darkly” by Philip K Dick, but I think this seemed too abstract.

Please let me know anything you recommend!

Thank you!

Edit: Thanks for all these incredible suggestions! You all are the best!

I’m a part of a newly formed book club that has just a few members so far, and many of them seem to like romantasy, emotional historical fiction, and magical realism-type books.

The book club is non-specific to genre, however.

I’d personally like to read some science fiction, but would like to suggest to the group something that they could easily get into and not DNF immediately.

So I’m looking for a few scifi books that have an “emotional core” … preferably a bit philosophical, but not overly abstract.

I was thinking something along the lines of:

“Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro.

—

But am looking for other recommendations!

I saw that “Flowers For Algernon” may be good for this, but that the short story was better than the novel. So it may not be long enough.

I also heard “The Left Hand of Darkness,” and possibly “Ender’s Game” could work.

I was considering “A Scanner Darkly” by Philip K Dick, but I think this seemed too abstract.

Please let me know anything you recommend!

Thank you!