Ask HN: recommendations for rational/mindful stories

2 points by SCHiM 11y ago ↗ HN

A while ago I read a comment on here on hacker news (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8053910). That recommends reading a self published story called Worm.

I finished it, and now I'm looking for similar stories. Not in terms of genre or setting but in terms of characters, specifically the main character. The main character Taylor/Skitter/Weaver in worm reminds me of Amber in the 'bite back' series(https://www.goodreads.com/series/89294-bite-back).

In both cases the main character is very methodical/mindful/rational in almost all situations. Both stories had a big impact on me, and I'm on the lookout for stories like them.

Does HN have any recommendations or similar books?

Note: first post, sorry if I've made any mistakes.

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angersock 11y ago ↗

You'd probably enjoy Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged or The Fountainhead. Another good series would be Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock stories, or perhaps Asimov's I, Robot anthology. A lot of Golden Age sci-fi fits that as well.

In my experience, a character (especially a main protagonist) who is always rational/methodical is a sign of a weak writer: people are simply not rational or methodical most of the time.