For Christmas, my sister's boyfriend got me Next by Michael Crichton. Seeing as how the weather was pretty shitty all weekend, I stayed in and finished the book.
It delves into various issues regarding genetic engineering and the moral/legal issues that come with it. I'm normally not a big fan of sci-fi, but the parallel stories were interesting and fast-paced enough that it kept me reading. It'll be fascinating to see how many of his predictions materialize in the coming years. It was pretty hard to tell at some points whether what he described were his own creative musings or had some basis in science and could actually happen in the near future.
I think this is the first novel I've finished since the last Harry Potter came out. I tried reading Atlas Shrugged, but that book is massive, and the plot failed to hold my attention for very long. I'll probably try again some day, since it's supposed to be this great novel...
But for now, my reading list is: The Book of Lost Things and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
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Oh, and a shout out goes to Nusrat for linking to me!
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