Get you some Asimov. He is really popular as an author for a reason. A great deal of his works are merely short stories that you can easily jump into, and jump out of should you not like any specific one.
A great deal of his work is hard to say why it is good, but perhaps no series of his is more popular than Foundation. Pick up a copy of Foundation (the first 4 short stories in the series), and read the introduction + the first 2 short stories. If that doesn't hook you on Asimov's stuff, it just isn't for you. Believe me, this book series beat out Lord of the Rings for the Hugo Award for Best Series of All Time, and it deserved it, lol.
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