Favorite Books

I have a bookcase in my living room where I keep my favorite books. It's a bit like a trophy case, placed where visitors can see, but also like a favorite piece of art placed prominently for maximum enjoyment. I love looking at the bookcase, at my favorites, and thinking about rereading them, when I have the time. Here are some of my favorites. The Southern Reach trilogy - Almost anything by Jeff VanderMeer, really1. I love his prose, and the unique way his mind sees the world. He writes in the New Weird genre, and there are a lot things that are weird or incomprehensible. But there is just something about his prose that I love. Someday I want to write something like his work. Murderbot - Martha Wells' popular sci fi series about a Security Unit that broke through it's programming so it could watch soap operas while performing it's security work is an absolute treat. There's just something so relatable about wanting to watch TV rather than deal with people who don't know what they're…