/lit/ - Literature

Any of you lads read it? Is it good? Looking for something comfy yet thought provoking.

i just read scifi for the first time: James Hogan's 'Inherit The Stars' and i started here because it had a supposedly good review by Isaac Asimov on the cover (and i really like his 'The Last Question') and this cost only 1 dollar at the thrift store.

i'm not sure if Hogan qualifies as hard or soft sci-fi but i did like this sort of "peacetime" book where the narrative is driven by discovery instead of conflict. however, i absolutely hated how much of the book's events are just scientist blow-hards delivering the lore through monologues.

i would welcome any suggestions along this vector but although i feel like i have a clear picture of the sort of book that i want to read, i'm not well-versed in sci-fi and so i can't really tease out how to communicate that here