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> "...makes you put the book down, stare into the middle distance, and go “whoa”. The kinds of books that leave a lasting imprint on your mind."

100% solid agree. That's what makes a book worthwhile to read.

I saw The Man in the High Castle series when I had time for webseries, and while it was kinda mid, it had some great aspects.

Suggest more if you can. Need not be Sci Fi.

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Well, obviously "Do Androids dream of electric sheep" simply because the movie left out a little bit too much, which you can catch up on when reading the book. Keyword "Mood Organ".

I also liked "Second variety" which has also been rendered as a audio play IIRC.

And, for the non-sci-fi part, A Scanner Darkly is pretty weird. Has also been rendered as a movie...

Second Variety has a movie adaptation - Screamers. It’s pretty bad.

You might like "The shadow of the torturer" by Gene Wolfe. Definitely had a few "whoa" moments in it for me.

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