Hippo wants to read Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Akil recommended this book because it's got two levels: there's the story of the characters themselves and what they're going through, but as you read on you also get to discover more about the world and how it works. It's not only the plot but also this process of discovery that drives the story forward. (Or so I understood, because N.K. Jemsin did the same with The Fifth Season)