Another one I've tried to read a few times...and always put it back down

https://www.wired.com/2022/11/geeks-guide-fire-upon-the-deep/

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‘A Fire Upon the Deep’ Is Mind-Blowing Space Opera

Vernor Vinge's 1992 novel also foretold a lot of social media discourse.

The Book of the New Sun is a dense, allusive work that initially presents itself as sword and sorcery, gradually reveals itself as planetary romance, then becomes increasingly concerned with theology and metaphysics.

https://www.wired.com/2023/01/geeks-guide-gene-wolfe/

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Gene Wolfe Was Sci-Fi’s Most Enigmatic Writer

Fans have spent years trying to comprehend his books, and many still don't have answers.