I solicited the opinion of a friend of mine who is far better read than I. This was her contribution:
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury...exemplary of the author's style, dark, shows what human nature becomes when we take true nature out of the equation...no sense of consequences.
Little, Big by John Crowley...a generation-spanning epic of a family that lives on the edge of where modern world meets Fairie...but can never really acknowledge it.
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein...simply a beautiful example of how humans behave and how much a small change in their behavior could change our world. Please note things Heinlein envisioned WAY before our technology caught up w/him.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K. Dick...the movie Bladerunner is LOOSELY based on this book. The novel personifies the alienation of a post-plague world where it is illegal to be more real than real.
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I solicited the opinion of a friend of mine who is far better read than I. This was her contribution:
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury...exemplary of the author's style, dark, shows what human nature becomes when we take true nature out of the equation...no sense of consequences.
Little, Big by John Crowley...a generation-spanning epic of a family that lives on the edge of where modern world meets Fairie...but can never really acknowledge it.
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein...simply a beautiful example of how humans behave and how much a small change in their behavior could change our world. Please note things Heinlein envisioned WAY before our technology caught up w/him.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K. Dick...the movie Bladerunner is LOOSELY based on this book. The novel personifies the alienation of a post-plague world where it is illegal to be more real than real.