Among Others is Jo Walton’s mash-note to science fiction fandom. It was a decent read but to understand why it won basically every science fiction and fantasy award out there, I think you need look no further than a story about nerdy teenager who name checks every classic SF novel written before 1980.
In a cool use of Pintrest, Molly Templeton has created a board with all the books mentioned in Among Others. I’ve probably read about half of them…so I have some books to add to my list.