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Sci fi/Fantasy/Short Fiction Wrap Up

Binary by Michael Crichton

Grave Descend by Michael Crichton

Tales of German Imagination by Various

Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls by Ann M Martin

Amazon Shorts by Rainbow Rowell; Suzanne Redfearn; Chimamanda Adichie; Chandler Baker

Southern Belle Insults by Keke Palmer; Jasmine Guillory

Nothing Like What I Imagined by Mindy Kaling

Currency by Jia Tolentino; Cristina Henriquez; Tom Perrotta; Curtis Sittenfeld; Yiyun Li; Justin Torres; Emma Cline; Kiley Reid

December 29, 2021 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Binary 2/5 Stars A thriller written by Michael Crichton in the early 1970s. Even though this is a John Lange book, it feels very much like a Michael Crichton book, and even more like an Ira Levin or Thomas Harris book. It’s a terrorist thriller wherein our protagonist is sent to spy on a known provocoteur who is making weird moves in his public and private experiences. What we come to understand is that he is planning to either kill a bunch of people, assassinate […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Ann M. Martin, Jia Tolentino; Cristina Henriquez; Tom Perrotta; Curtis Sittenfeld; Yiyun Li; Justin Torres; Emma Cline; Kiley Reid, Keke Palmer; Jasmine Guillory, Michael Crichton, mindy kaling, Rainbow Rowell; Suzanne Redfearn; Chimamanda Adichie; Chandler Baker, various

vel veeter's CBR13 Review No:547 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Ann M. Martin, Jia Tolentino; Cristina Henriquez; Tom Perrotta; Curtis Sittenfeld; Yiyun Li; Justin Torres; Emma Cline; Kiley Reid, Keke Palmer; Jasmine Guillory, Michael Crichton, mindy kaling, Rainbow Rowell; Suzanne Redfearn; Chimamanda Adichie; Chandler Baker, various ·
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