Helm by Sarah Hall is a remarkable novel. The story of a weather system through its relationships with people. I've read nothing quite like it (Cloud Atlas and The Overstory are the closest comparisons I can think of), possibly the most powerful fictional engagement with climate change I've read.
I did the bluesky thing and read Piranesi. A tremendous book. Maybe a perfect book for anyone fascinated by Death, Stars, and Mathematics.
A friend recommended She Who Remains, a powerful, intense sprint of a novel about an Albanian woman who becomes a sworn virgin in order to forge her own path and escape the violence of patriarchal laws. The narrative unfolds through a poetic structure with language that pulls you into its world.
