The second book in the enders game series.
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We are Legion (We are Bob). It's probably the most fun I've had reading science fiction. It's not a masterpiece, but damn is it entertaining! The whole series is pretty great, and there's another book coming any month now.
In a similar vein I'm really enjoying the Murderbot series by Martha Wells. It has a similar feel and it has an addictive action pace with snippets of deadpan humor and wit. If it was a movie it would be a popcorn muncher.
Thanks for the recommendation! I'll check that out after I finish A Little Bit of Hatred.
I love this series as well. Definitely not a masterpiece, but it is great sci fi.
Diane Duayne's Young Wizard series, at least the first three books. I have really good memory of books and so it's difficult for me to read any book more than once but I've read them tens of times.
There's always something new to discover. It's honestly a really good and well-written series.
I liked the Dresden Files. Just campy magic gumshoe stuff.
Also a fan of Lamb and Blood Sucking Fiends. Good reads, but not any big huge life shaking moments like other books. But I remember loving the style.
I was going to offer another Jim Butcher series, the Codex Alera. It's a hack-and-slash mix of Roman fantasy and Pokemon. Fantastic stuff.
Probably the early books of the Lewis Barnavelt novels, beginning with The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The 2018 film is a pretty decent introduction to the concept, the magic world in it has always stuck with me as a rather fun subtle kind, the characters are quite enjoyable to read about, but I can totally see why it's not exactly hailed as one of the great classics, too
The Long Earth series
I keep waiting for someone like HBO or Apple to pick this up as a series, because I think it's got great potential to make a stellar show. Especially with how I picture the visuals.
Though part of me also hopes they don't, so I can continue to enjoy it without them inevitably doing a bad job...
Oh man, that's a lot of what I read.
Maybe the 'My Teacher Is An Alien' series by Bruce Coville, the 'Blood Oath' series by Christopher Farnsworth, and the Serpentwar Series by Raymond Feist.
I've been reading some litrpg-genre books, and a lot of the better books in that genre are extremely enjoyable despite obvious literary flaws.
Some top recommendations are He Who Fights with Monsters and Defiance of the Fall.
I can't scroll by this post and not mention Dungeon Crawler Carl. Though, it may not fit this thread, seeing as it is a goddamn masterpiece. Particularly the audiobook.
The Phantom Tollbooth
It's an amazing book, but no one would consider it a masterpiece.
I absolutely consider Phantom Tollbooth a masterpiece. There’s nothing else like it, and it has extraordinary persistence.