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Reading recommendations (not theory) (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've been back into reading fiction over the last three years or so after a long time away. It's been really nice to slow down and read a book for entertainment rather than always going for a series or movie (when I'm not reading theory of course). For somewhat nostalgic reasons I'm missing some easy reading spy thriller type novels. There's plenty loaded with CIA/MI6 propaganda but I've had a hard time finding anything with similar pacing from outside of the imperial core. Most of the "best translated / English Chinese authors to read" lists are chock full of liberal emigrants and the like, which isn't a perspective I'm terribly interested in while reading for fun. I also enjoy sci fi, but there it seems to be a bit easier to find non western authors.

Does anyone have anything to recommend? Unfortunately it's gotta be available in English or maybe German at the moment.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Engineer Garin's Hyperboloid is a Soviet sci-fi novel with spy thriller elements.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I'll definitely check that out, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How about the Baccano novels?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I'm intrigued, I'll add those to the list. Thanks!