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VPL -Books Just For You -General Fiction, Science Fiction, and Fantasy

This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron with an interest in General Fiction, Science Fiction, and Fantasy. The patron's favorite books include The Three Body Problem, My Brilliant Friend, and All My Mothers. The patron also liked the concept for Jade City even though they did not like the book itself. They also like the Game of Thrones TV series.

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13 items

  • Normal People

    Rooney, Sally
    Recommended because you liked My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. A British Book Awards winner in the Book of the Year and Fiction of the Year categories.
    Book, 2018London : Faber & Faber, 2018.

  • A Girl Is a Body of Water

    Makumbi, Jennifer Nansubuga
    Recommended because you liked My Brilliant Friend. Based on the premise this might also be a good recommendation for readers who liked All My Mothers.
    Book, 2020Portland, Oregon : Tin House, 2020.

  • Half of a Yellow Sun

    Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977-
    Recommended because you liked My Brilliant Friend (though some readers may want to check for trigger warnings since it is set during the Nigerian Civil War of the 1960s). Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction.
    eBook, 2006New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.

  • Children of Time

    Tchaikovsky, Adrian, 1972-
    Recommended because you like The Three Body Problem. Hard science fiction. Winner of an Arthur C. Clarke Award.
    Book, 2015London : Tor, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2015.

  • Seveneves

    Stephenson, Neal
    Recommended because you like The Three Body Problem. Hard science fiction.
    Book, 2015New York, NY : William Morrow an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015]

  • Revelation Space

    Reynolds, Alastair, 1966-
    Recommended because you like The Three Body Problem. Hard science fiction.
    Book, 2008London : Gollancz, 2008, ©2000.

  • Leviathan Wakes

    Corey, James S. A.
    Book one of The Expanse. Space Opera recommended by George R.R Martin.
    Book, 2011New York : Orbit, 2011.

  • The Grace of Kings

    Liu, Ken, 1976-
    Written by the translator of The Three Body Problem. Fantasy. Winner of a Locus Award in the First Novel category.
    Book, 2015New York : Saga Press, [2015]

  • The Poppy War

    Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.)
    Book, 2018New York, N.Y. : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]

  • These Violent Delights

    Gong, Chloe
    Recommended because you liked the concept for Jade City.
    Book, 2020New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2020]

  • Six of Crows

    Bardugo, Leigh
    A fantasy heist novel. One of the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2016 Top Ten picks for Best Fiction for Young Adults.
    Book, 2015New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2015.

  • Black Sun

    Roanhorse, Rebecca
    Inspired by the civilizations of the pre-Columbian Americas. Recommended for world building and characters. Winner of an Alex Award and the 2021 Ignyte Award for Best Adult Novel.
    Book, 2020New York, New York : Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2020.

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