Ask HN: Fiction books that entertain and educate?

Atlas Shrugged.

is not only great science fiction, it'll also teach you a bit about math, integration properties, cryptography and even Perl!

Try surely you are joking mr feynman.

it really is a great read that makes you reflect on the way you think.

It's a great book on manufacturing clothed in a fictional story.

You will get a glimpse into the life of Russian aristocracy in the 19th century. More importantly, you will learn about love and human relationships.

This book is an emotional roller coaster. After reading it, you will better understand what life is like for the mentally challenged.

Hardboiled Wonderland And The End Of The World -- really fun and imaginative book about a guy who can encrypt data by passing it through his subconsciousness, and ends up getting stuck there himself; I think this was the book that made Murakami famous in the US

Sophie's World:

It's a well-written book that'll leave you thinking for sure.

Wind Up Bird Chronicle -- another 3-books-in-one psychological thriller, but the plotline's really just a device for telling the story of the Soviet-Japan border clashes during WWII and the atrocities committed by both sides; I loved the story but it's long and really weird, even for Murakami

1Q84 -- title's a nod to Orwellian dystopia; awesome mystery with a dash of sci-fi that takes place in a parallel universe sort of Tokyo; the English editon's 3 books in one so it's quite looong