The Atlantis Gene" and loving it:

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I just finished "Pandemic" and "Genome", a different series by the same author. I recommend them highly if you like convoluted, don't-know-until-the-end, heavily scientific plots.

I just finished Woolly, Ben Mezrich, about de extincting the woolly mammoth, I really enjoyed it. Now I'm reading a book he mentioned, Whole Earth Discipline, by Stewart Brand, about how nuclear, geo and genetic engineering are good and necessary for the environment. A real eye opener for me. Love having an open mind and not feeling I have to stick with beliefs formed before I encounter new information. I've never read Rand.

I really didnt' care for "The Fountainhead" myself. Ayn Rand is a bi ttwisted to have the protagonist rape the heorine and then have her fall in loe with him. I just think that is pandering to male rape fantasies and is at best surreal. I also found the ending to be unbelievable, as in itI just doesn't seem like it could actually happen in the real world. Her book "Atla Shrugged" ventured far more into surrealism and a little into science fiction. Pure fantasy, as in there were no main characters who might actually be a part of our real world, and the premise was just no believable.

Anyway, to answer the question, I just finished reading, "Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less" by Jeffrey Archer. It was pretty good, but not his best work. I also just finished "The Whispering Room" by Dean Koontz... but that is a continuation of the story from "A Silent Corner", which you need to read first to understand what is going on. Basically the premise is a group of rich peopel try to use nano technology for mind control.

Koontz, at least in these stories, is far more believable than Ayn Rand, as his story is more based on facts and how humans actually behave in real life. The two books mentioned are kind of like science fiction horror, and is scarier than anything Stephen King ever wrote.

I just finished The Leavers by Lisa Ko. It's a debut novel that is extraordinary. It is the story of Deming(Daniel) who is mistakenly fostered away from his mother and the affect this has on his life. How topical could this possibly be?

I am re reading all my old books because I am now old enough to have forgotten the plots and endings - I love crime fiction.reading Billy Straight by Jonathan Kellerman.

Currently reading The Science of Discworld 2: The Globe.

Pretty banging

One of the Virgil Flowers novels by John Sandford. Love his police procedurals.

Currently reading Lamb by Christopher Moore again. Always good for a laugh

I don't always get tons of new books, but when I do fall into the mood to re-read stuff I already have.
A week or so ago, before all these high profile suicides decided to keep Hyperbole and a half perpetually within reach.
When/if, a stronger mood decides to hit will re read Al Jourgenson's lost gospels, because he's hysterical, lunatic and decadent AF, reminiscing about an idyllic era in the industrial music days.

I read that when I was pregnant with my son...was sure he was a girl. I was wrong. Named him Roark
Just started reading "Born a Crime" by Trevor Noah.

Currently reading "Dark Tower: The Gunslinger" by Stephen King. Read some of the Dark Tower series years ago, when only about 3 volumes had been written, so decided it was time to start at the beginning and read the entire series.

I just finished "How to Change your Mind" by Michael Polla and Doidge's "The Brain that Changes Itself". I am about to start "Brain and Mind" by Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz.

Damned good book even if she was a bit extreme in trying to get her point across.

Right now I'm reading "Enlightenment Now" by Steven Pinker. Love it so far.

I love stories by Lorrie Moore. Am re-reading her collection of stories, "Birds of America." She always makes me laugh out loud:

"Therese's father goes first. He has always been witty, competitive, tense; games have usually brought out the best and worst in him. These days, however, he seems anxious and elderly. There is a pain in his eyes, something sad and unfocused that sometimes stabs at them - the fear of a misspent life, or an uncertainty as to where he's left the keys."

The Fireman by Joe Hill.

Currently reading BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE. It's a difficult read.

I just finished (again) most of the John Scalzi books I own; the Old Man's War series, Agent to the Stars. The Android's Dream, etc. Hilarious! And wonderful each time I read them.

I just started (again) a John Grisham novel, The Firm, since I recently read most of the Kindle book series I already own (I own hundreds of Kindle books).