2022 but still thinking back to Daemon and Freedom™ by Daniel Suarez

Daemon by Suarez is good, v niche, weirdly timely atm If you haven’t read Borges, he’s broadly amazing. And underread among sci-fi / fantasy lovers. Card’s old, weird stuff (eg The Worthing Saga) is great Roadside Picnic is still v good, and was written in the old USSR

True. Freedom is my favorite but you have to read Daemon first chronologically (also very good). They're easy/fun reads too despite not shying away from technicality

Folks frequently ask “What are the books that changed your life?” If I tell them, they are usually radically disappointed. I find that curious. I just cleared out of an office, and these are 4 shelves of spines of books that mattered enough to me to bring home. So here they are: