Oooh, that's a impossible question to answer! Instead I'll try to think what I've enjoyed recently that you might not have come across...
Like I said in the post above, Lovelace & Babbage (a souvenir from the science museum!) was my favourite read of last year but, since it's a graphic novel set in a parallel universe in which our heroes use a fully working Analytical Engine to fight crime, it doesn't really fit your "not fantasy or crime" criteria ;o)
If you're up for sci-fi, I loved "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" and "A Closed and Common Orbit" by Becky Chambers (and I'm looking forward to "Record of a Spaceborn Few" being released in paperback in March). Her books are properly grown up sci-fi - character-driven, thought-provoking, and able to make you laugh and cry in equal measure.
Another author I'm really glad I discovered recently is Jonas Jonasson. He writes very quirky, dark-yet-upbeat comedies in which relatively ordinary characters get into ridiculous scrapes and international incidents. His style of humour is similar to Wes Anderson films, so may not be to everyone's tastes.
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Date: 2019-01-12 02:25 pm (UTC)Like I said in the post above, Lovelace & Babbage (a souvenir from the science museum!) was my favourite read of last year but, since it's a graphic novel set in a parallel universe in which our heroes use a fully working Analytical Engine to fight crime, it doesn't really fit your "not fantasy or crime" criteria ;o)
If you're up for sci-fi, I loved "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" and "A Closed and Common Orbit" by Becky Chambers (and I'm looking forward to "Record of a Spaceborn Few" being released in paperback in March). Her books are properly grown up sci-fi - character-driven, thought-provoking, and able to make you laugh and cry in equal measure.
Another author I'm really glad I discovered recently is Jonas Jonasson. He writes very quirky, dark-yet-upbeat comedies in which relatively ordinary characters get into ridiculous scrapes and international incidents. His style of humour is similar to Wes Anderson films, so may not be to everyone's tastes.