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I quite like lists of recommended books, especially nicely-concise ones. They provide self-contained reading projects. Thanks to
First, however, I'm finishing off my first Greg Bear novel, a story from the 199th decade, which - for all its merits thus far which far outweigh - so to speak - this annoyance, featured early, light-handed characterizations of several of its female protagonists based on their weight. Also, it has a general lack of consciousness that this planet has more than one hemisphere.