by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. “How complicated and unpredictable the machinery of life really is.” Thus, my journey into the writings of Kurt Vonnegut began with this book. I had only ever heard about this book through sorts of fringe discussions or mentions; I knew virtually nothing about it other than the title and author. I…

by Greg Egan We gained the freedom we ever lacked: who we are is now shaped by the future, as well as the past. Axiomatic is a collection of science fiction short stories written by Greg Egan. But I guess you could have gleaned that information from the title and book cover. This was the…

by Tom Stoppard “Rosencrantz: Whatever became of the moment when one first knew about death? There must have been one, a moment, in childhood, when it first occurred to you that you don’t go on forever. It must have been shattering, stamped into one’s memory. And yet I can’t remember it. It never occurred to…