Posted on 08/09/2024 7:40:24 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
I adore Michael Chrichton. Gone too soon!
How is it possible that Atlas Shrugged did not make the list?
My problem with The Anarchist Cookbook is that none of the recipes have specific quantities of the ingredients. /rimshot
Because ‘Atlas Shrugged’ is not fiction? ;)
Reading a compendium of short stories from the so-called Golden Age of Sci-fi.
If you can believe it, I just recently ‘discovered’ Isaac Asimov, and while Science Fiction isn’t my first choice, I’ve really enjoyed his books.
They led me to Blake Crouch; his books are real mind-benders. ‘Dark Matter’ ‘Recursion’ and ‘Upgrade’ were fun.
https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/blake-crouch/
Marshall of the Soviet Union G Zhukov Reminiscences and Reflections Vol 1 & 2. Birthday present from my son. History and plenty of stuff to keep him out of the gulag
Thanks - I’m going to give one of those a try.
Just finished reading “Recursion”. In one day. Found it engaging. An original, and very heartfelt, take on the problems of time travel. One could easily see it becoming a movie with the CGI now available.
Reminded me of an Asimov short story “The Dead Past” I read earlier this summer. Time travel becomes ubiquitous, and people end up spying on each other ad infinitum. Akin to the social media fishbowl.
Thanks for the tip.
Oh, I’m SO glad you liked ‘Recursion.’ I couldn’t put it down either, and as I said earlier, SciFi is not even my thing. It would be a good introduction to anyone that wants to try some SciFi.
I liked ‘Recursion’ best, then his last one (so far? ) in that series. ‘Upgrade.’ The middle book didn’t seem as gripping to me, but that was just me! Still, read it and let me know what you think. (Homework assignment, LOL!)
I will check my book of Asimov short stories - ‘The Dead Past’ is probably in there. If not, I’ll find it.
So, thank you back! :)
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