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I read Martin McInnes's In Ascension recently. What I loved about it is that it felt both intimate and sweeping. Intimate in the sense of going deep into the protagonist's thoughts and feelings; sweeping in the nature of the things she thinks and does. Discovering and investigating things beyond all human knowledge, monologuing about the cyclic nature of life... The former keeps it grounded, the latter makes it exciting.

Another book that made me feel a similar way is Jeff Vandermeer's Annihilation, although it's a very different kind of awe. Being a horror book and all.

What are other books that can make me feel that way again?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Mount Char is perfect if OP liked Annihilation, big agree

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I've not actually read Annihilation but if it's anything like Mount Char I'm in, as that's one of my favorite books period.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Jeff Vandermeer in general is a fantastic author, I think the Area X books are my favorite but the Ambergris books and Borne are also great

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I'll check some of those out, thanks!