Sci-Friday: Five Books

Welcome back to another Sci-Friday, folks!

For those new to the series, Sci-Friday is an excuse for me to talk about science fiction once a week. Sometimes it’s shows or movies, but this week I wanted to dive into five books that had a profound impact on me.

Some of these books really expanded my horizon—gave me an idea that something was possible that I had previously considered outside of my reach. Others expanded my imagination, and helped me learn how to think.

Hopefully there’s something here for everyone, but check them out and let me know if you’ve read any of these, and if so, what you think.

The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson

You thought I was going to say Snow Crash, didn’t you? Both books are incredible, and you should try reading both of them, but I want to talk about why The Diamond Age: A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer is so important to me. I took a contemporary literature class around 1996, shortly after the book had come out, and this was one of the books assigned.

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