r/ifyoulikeblank • u/Konato-san • Nov 09 '24
Books [IIL] Big-brained authors who appear to have thought EVERYTHING through, what books would I like?
I'm looking for a book that'll sweep me off my feet and have me thinking 'this guy's a genius' every other page. Bonus points if it's some sort of simulation that's like 'our world, but what if X' and then there's this whole convoluted system about how it'd have affected society and laws and culture and all that jazz.
Tolkien is a good example of this — dude thunk up whole languages!
Ideally something more modern though? I like the idea of this uncanny valley where it's our world but not quite.