Ask HN: I only read tech/business books – recommend me some fiction?
Recommendations from 45 sampled comments out of 45 eligible comments. This page covers the sample, rather than the entire HN thread.
Zanni · Jan 20, 2021Seconding Dune, which is a classic for a reason
isaacimagine · Jan 20, 2021Dune
chrisrickard · Jan 20, 2021I just finished read my first fiction novel in about 10 years: Dune.
Zanni · Jan 20, 2021I'd suggest Cryptonomicon over Diamond Age.
giantg2 · Jan 20, 2021I forgot Ender's Game in my recommendations.
Zanni · Jan 20, 2021Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game is fantastic
aidenn0 · Jan 20, 2021Read the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett. They are always funny, but not always light.
mech422 · Jan 20, 2021Also, really can't go wrong with Terry Pratchett.
ryanmercer · Jan 20, 2021Daemon and the sequel Freedom TM by Daniel Suarez are also a fun read.
Zanni · Jan 20, 2021over Diamond Age
poormystic · Jan 20, 2021Try Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age :)
anthonygd · Jan 20, 2021I just finished The Three Body Problem. It's the best science fiction I've read in a very long time.
ryanmercer · Jan 20, 2021my annual re-listen of The Martian, narrated by R. C. Bray not Huwill Huwheaton
Zanni · Jan 20, 2021The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is a better place to start with Heinlein
dawg- · Jan 20, 2021Moby Dick is truly an awe-inspiring experience. Also, don't skip the whaling chapters.
jressey · Jan 20, 2021Everyone should read Moby Dick
Zanni · Jan 20, 2021Seconding Dune, which is a classic for a reason, and Stranger in a Strange Land
mech422 · Jan 20, 2021(Stranger in a Strange Land is probably appropriate for the HN crowd)
kesor · Jan 20, 2021Read Eliyahu Goldratt's books, these are novels that explain business ideas