If you liked Uncle Vanya by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov,
here are some books like this:
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol IIA (2 A): Call Me Joe, Who Goes There?, Nerves, Universe, The Marching Morons, Vintage Season, ... And Then There ... Three, The Time Machine, With Folded Hands
Poul Anderson, Jr (Don A Stuart) John W Campbell, Lester del Rey, Robert A Heinlein, C M Kornbluth, Jack Williamson, H G Wells, Cordwainer Smith, Theodore Sturgeon
