Antonio Carioca

It's definitely not a fluke that Dostoevsky is considered one of the greatest. This particular one is one of those rare books that equates to a solid punch in the stomach. I remember walking for hours on the streets of Kyiv ona very cold winter and going over bits of it over and over... Something that I ended up doing for days after finishing it.

And to this day it comes back to me every now and then and serves almost as a reminder and a moral compass.

Humbling.

A book that has positively marked my teenage years.

“No,” said the priest, “you don't need to accept everything as true, you only have to accept it as necessary.” “Depressing view,” said K. “The lie made into the rule of the world.”

Kundera, great as always.

Ah, Clarke, Clarke... For many years as a young adult, this was my absolute favourite author. And of all his books, this was my favourite. That was the first time I was introduced to the concept of a cylindrical multi generational ship. And I was blown away...

Interestingly enough, every other book in the series is beyond bad. I mean, BAD. Painfully hard to read. I can only imagine they were entirely written by the co-author, Gentry Lee (Clarke would never have done that!!!!)