Have you read Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir?

A Fire Upon the Deep

A Deepness in the Sky

You should try Mother of Learning by Nobody103. It's a cross between Harry Potter and Groundhog Day. The protagonist finds himself living the same month over and over. As time goes on he becomes more skilled / knowledgeable and learns about the nature of the time loop.

It's considered rational fiction, so you might find it less frustrating. The book isn't very heavy or deep, but it's a lot of fun, and had some interesting ideas.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60236959-mother-of-learning

Mother of Learning

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Fiction- Starmaker by Olaf Stapledson

Non Fiction - The Cultural Revolution by Dikötter

Also "Name of the Wind" My favorite fiction book to day still

"How to Win Friends and Influence people" was the difference for me between being alone in the dorms or actually making friends during the 1 semester I stayed, while not even going to courses themselves.

Please for the love of god read Book of the New Sun if you haven’t yet. Life changing (for me at least)

I like Dystopian/Post-apocalyptic books so here are some

Have you read Legend by Marie Lu

The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beff Pfeffer

Here are some great classics you probably read but here.

Animal Farm by George Orwell

1984 By George Orwell

Here are one poem I like

The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe

http://www.skyhunter.com/marcs/GentleSeduction.html

Philosophical stories, well written, three genres:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57342764-binge?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2452401.Teatro_Grottesco?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=P9c9RdolZi&rank=1

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63198504-valuable-humans-in-transit-and-other-stories?ref=nav_sb_ss_4_4

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12632143-you-shall-never-know-security

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (non-fiction, but a classic)

"This book delves into the captivating realm of Sapiens, where the cognitive revolution ignited the spark of humanity's extraordinary ascent. Explore how our ancestors' ability to think, communicate, and cooperate reshaped the course of history, unraveling the mysteries of how Homo sapiens emerged as the dominant species on Earth."

A must read at least once in my opinion is "Flatland" by Edwin A. Abbott. First published in 1884 and still insightful. The writing style of old sci-fi like this reads more like fantasy to me but not everyone I've talked to about it agrees. Great book to break your brain a little <3

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/433567

If you like war hammer 40k Eisenhorn is great