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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I finished An Elderly Woman Is Up To No Good and did I ever love that little book! Thank you to the PPs who recommended it.

Now I am reading Annie Bot, about a sentient s** robot who is figuring out who she is and what she wants. It's really good! I'm about 40% through and really enjoying it, though parts are sad and stressful. I'm rooting for Annie. I found Annie Bot from a NY Times book review, I believe. I often don't like the books they recommend but this one is doing it for me.[/quote]

I loved Annie Bot. It was such a unique story. I wasn't expecting to enjoy it as much as I did![/quote]

This is the PP who's about 40% of the way through, and I'm really glad to hear it holds up through the whole book!

What else do you enjoy? I'd love more recs![/quote]

I highly recommend Shark Heart if you're up for another unique book. When I read the synopsis I didn't think there was any way I'd like it, but then I kept hearing rave reviews from friends who read similarly to me. It's excellent. I actually chose it for my book club and we all loved it. It gave us a lot to talk about.

My other recent favorite book is a speculative fiction book called Sky Full of Elephants. It came out recently and I haven't much buzz about it which is a shame. The story begins with a day when all white people commit suicide (there's nothing graphic in terms of that in case you're sensitive to it). The book looks at generational trauma in a truly unique way and explores what happens to people of color when there are no longer white people. If you're a white person, it will make you uncomfortable in parts but in a good way. If you like audiobooks, the narrator is fantastic, but I also liked reading a physical copy because there were sentences I wanted to reread. It's the kind of book you continue to think about long after you're done.

I also really loved We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer. It's a good book for spooky season without being too scary. If you'd like something scary, I highly recommend Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra. It's a thriller but there's an interesting social commentary that was unexpected.

Another speculative fiction book I loved was Baby X by Kira Peikoff. Scientific advancements make it possible for embryos to be created with only DNA samples making it easier for couples with fertility issues to conceive, but like most things, people discover a way to take advantage of it for nefarious purposes.

Sorry....that was a lot. I'm a nerd and get excited when people ask for book recs.

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