For me: Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy.

I had seen the movie but never read the book before. It was a lot better than I expected.

Also what is your current/next book?

I’m continuing the saga with The Restaurant At The End Of The Galaxy.

  • captainlezbian@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    I haven’t read his YA but I’m in the middle of Stormlight 5, and yeah it’s not YA. His adult books are generally the sort that you’d be comfortable giving a teenager but they deal with heavy stuff like class conflicts, cycles of racial violence, and ethical questions.

    If you’re interested in a stand alone of his adult books I’d recommend Elantris or Warbreaker, though both will get sequels later, neither was written knowing that.

      • captainlezbian@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        5 days ago

        And Mistborn dealt with systemically rooted sexual violence in a way that was shockingly well handled, including the way that it just demolished the mental health of everyone involved except the sociopathic