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mmccarthy

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I love reading and have always favored science fiction; especially hard sci-fi, aliens, bio-anthro themes, horror, space opera, and philosophical and cosmological themes. I will take the time to read great books in almost any genre.

Currently reading

Edge of Infinity
Stephen Baxter, Gwyneth Jones, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Bruce Sterling, Pat Cadigan, Sandra McDonald, Jonathan Strahan, Paul J. McAuley, Elizabeth Bear, Alastair Reynolds, Hannu Rajaniemi, John Barnes, James S.A. Corey, An Owomoyela, Stephen D. Covey
Blue Remembered Earth
Alastair Reynolds
Books of Blood, Vols. 1-3
Clive Barker
The New Weird
Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer
Jack Glass: The Story of A Murderer (Golden Age)
Adam Roberts
Use of Weapons
Iain M. Banks
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
David Quammen
Centennial
James A. Michener
Dark Places - Gillian Flynn Not as great as Gone Girl but definitely a great read. A great writer. The book moves, the characters are great. The whole thing is creepy. I couldn't ever guess where she was going. She is great at expressing the psychological aspects of human interactions.

The only thing that nagged at me sometimes was that the scenes that took place in the eighties seemed contemporary. Several times I was jarred by the thought, "we didn't talk like that in the eighties. We didn't even have that word yet." But I can live with that if she'll keep writing these great books.