Overall a solid read. A bit heavy on the details, but I don't think that distracted from the overall story. There's an interesting bag of concepts and ideas in the book. I can see why it's considered a classic. One of few times where the movie is on par with the book. (There's more detail in the book, but the movie did an excellent job of capturing the core story).
A collection of short stories. Some were interesting, but overall I found it a bit meh. For me they felt drawn out and slow. I'm not even sure I finished the last story.
Written in 1972. Quite a unique story that I enjoyed because of the overarching theme. The book title was perfect, and the idea that Earth was just a "roadside picnic" for the aliens? was super interesting (without any details about the event itself). More of an "aftermath" story. Read it while listening to sci-fi ambient music.
Incredible ending to the trilogy. Lots of very unique concepts and ideas. It all comes together. It felt a tad long at some points, but it didn't take away from the story. I hope to come back to this one some day. (I Hope The Folio Society releases a hardcover edition, it'll be tempting).
Wallfacers. The second book in the trilogy was just as good as the first one, keeping with the tradition of Aha! moments. Killer 5.2 virus, space elevator, underground cities shaped like a forest, space fleets, a silver droplet, and lastly the theory of how civivlizations act toward each other in the universe.
Written in 1956, it was probably ahead of its time. I quite enjoyed The Count of Monte Cristo, and this book had a similar vibe (but in space!). A story about a man who is betrayed , imprisoned, escapes and seeks revenge.
A story about humans, alien civivlization, mysetrious worlds and a bunch of conflict. Sophons (really got that aha! moment much later in the book). One of the better sci-fi books I've read in a while.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
A post-apocalyptic story where Earth is devastated by war and radiation. Story follows a bounty hunter Rick Deckard "retiring" rogue androids. But, as he hunts down these androids one starts to ask question what is empathy, identity and what it means to be human where the distinction between humans and androids is blurred.
A lone astronaut must save the earth from an extinction-level event. A fun read.