Bellwether

The following are all books I read very quickly and enjoyed immensely.

bellwether by Connie Willis - a book about fads, chaos theory, working in offices, attraction, and sheep. I liked it.

Coraline by Neil Gaiman - the author mentions in supplemental notes that children "see it as an adventure," while it "gives nightmares" to adults. Well written. Also, check out Gaiman's "faerie" tale for Stardust.

Bear v. Shark by Chris Bachelder - fictional book about a family/culture obsessed with a reality TV event hosted in Las Vegas, where a shark fights a bear. This book is funny and prophetic.

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut - a journalist goes through wild, apocalyptic adventures while trying to interview the grown-up offspring of the scientist who invented the Atom Bomb (and another substance called Ice-9).

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card - I recommend other books the in "Ender" and "Shadow" series, but this first one is the best. It's a sci-fi book about genius children trained by a global military to fight an interstellar war. These children think like adults, but they run into the same struggles as all others their age. I also recommend Card's thriller about government and American politics, Empire, in which America responds to the assassination of both the President and the Vice President.

(originally posted at: CC)