Ask HN: What were the best books you read this year?

I didn't dislike Sapiens, but found The Dawn of Everything to be deeper in many ways.

Sapiens (extraordinarily interesting survey of human history)

“Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" - Autobiography about Richard Feynman very interesting

Blindsight and Echopraxia by Peter Watts - tough to rate these. brilliant ideas, VERY challenging plots.

The Daemon series

Daemon series by Daniel Suarez: I can’t believe I slept on this book for so long.

Catch 22 is one of the funniest (while still having depth) books ever!

Shogun, after having watched the show.

The Making of the Atomic Bomb is in my top three non-fiction books I have ever read.

The making of the atomic bomb by Richard Rhodes was probably the best of the bunch.

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - 6/10 - this and the Martian read like blog posts pasted together.

Dan Simmons, Hyperion 1-4 (9/10)

The Murderbot diaries books by Martha Wells - 6/10. Mixed on these.

Blindsight and Echopraxia by Peter Watts - tough to rate these. brilliant ideas, VERY challenging plots.

Roadside Picnic by the Strugatsky brothers - 9/10 - reread.