My favorite books.

I'm certain there's a meme somewhere for this, but I'm too lazy to try to find it. I'm just going to list some of my favorite books and why they're my favorites. Yep. In no particular order. And by favorite I mean favorite. This is not the Best Books of All Time list...it is the valis2 list of favorite books.

• Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy. Oh, this book absolutely astonished me. It is one of the best books I have ever read. You must think when you read this book, through and through. It is like an elaborate onion. Layer by layer the story emerges. The book follows a middle-aged woman who might or might not be mentally unstable, who is visited by someone who claims to be from the future. It is an incredible exploration of possible futures and I cannot say enough about it. This book challenged me. It is an incredible book.
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I can’t stop! There are so many more. Maybe I’ll add part two later...must go to bed now.