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[arguchik]

i don't know what's with me lately. for the last week or so i have just not wanted to do anything except read.

i just finished sheri tepper's grass, which was really good; it's not a novel for the ages or anything (despite being nominated for a hugo), but it's an excellent read. over dinner tonight i started william gibson's count zero, part of my quest to read his non-neuromancer novels. i've also read pattern recognition and most of the stories in burning chrome--but that's not much, and i have a lot of books to go. it's hard to believe i haven't done this sooner. i guess he has a new one coming out in august: spook country. should be interesting. he did a documentary film a few years back, too, which i thought was pretty cool: no maps for these territories.

i'm wondering what SF is out there dealing more explicitly with genetic/eugenic themes, too. i have read all of the dune books (the real ones...the ones by frank herbert), and aldous huxley's brave new world of course, but i'm drawing a blank on others. any suggestions?

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[rojonoir.livejournal.com]

paul difilippo?

No, but looked at http://www.pauldifilippo.com/about.php, and looks interesting - any recommendations on where to start?

[arguchik.livejournal.com]

i haven't read all that much, actually--only ribofunk, which is a book of short stories. his stuff is a little hard to find, oddly; though the u-bookstore on the ave has a decent selection. (i love dwayne, their SF guy.)