Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

First sentence:

"Sound struggled to make its way through the thick synth-amneo fluid."

Description:

It's not common to wake up in a cloning vat streaked with drying blood.

Maria Arena has been cloned before. But never like this. Usually when she awakens in a new body, her first memory is of how she died. This time, she has no idea. Her memories are incomplete.

And Maria isn't the only one to have died recently. . ." -- from the back cover

My thoughts:

I enjoyed this book about space travel, clones, memories, and what makes someone themselves. If one has memories of other selves which one is the real one? How do you know if you did something you didn't want to do?  I've listened to Mur's podcasts for many years, especially I should be writing. although I'm not a writer myself. I learned a lot about writing and achieving goals and I look forward to more from this author to read and enjoy.

Date read: 7/24/2021
Genre: SF
Rating: 3*/5

ISBN-10: 0316389684 
ISBN-13: 9780316389686
Publisher: Orbit
Year: 2017
# of pages: 361
Binding: Trade Paperback
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Blink: the power of thinking without thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

 First sentence:

"In September of 1983, an art dealer by the name of Gianfranco Becchina approached the J. Paul Getty Museum in California."

Description:

"Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology to reveal that the difference between good decision-making and bad has less to do with how much information we process than with our ability to focus on a few particular details. Gladwell shows how we can all be better decision makers -- in our homes, in our offices, and in everyday life." -- from the back cover

My thoughts:

Fascinating book about how we observe the world - often without conscious thought and how it's important to step back and understand what's happening. 

Date read: 4/29/2021
Genre: Nonfiction
Rating: 3*/5 = good

ISBN-10: 0316010669
ISBN-13: 9780316010665
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company: Back Bay Books
Year:  2005; 2007 (this edition)
# of pages: 276
Binding: Trade Paperback
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