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I read a lot of books this past year - most were unmemorable "brain candy."
However, two stuck out in my mind:
1. "Lottery" by Patricia Wood
"In her debut novel, Patricia Wood writes about a man with an IQ of 76 who has had more than his fair share of hard knocks. At a point when he is truly grieving, fate grants him the boon implied from the title of this uplifting novel - he wins $12 million in the lottery. He attempts to forge his own path as he navigates through relationships with money-grubbing family members bent on taking advantage of him, friends who treat him the same whether he has money or not, and the townspeople who develop a new respect for him because of his newly acquired millionaire status." (from BlogCritics)
2. "Unincorporated Man" by Dani and Eytan Kollin
"Brilliant 21st-century tycoon Justin Cord is brought from cryogenic storage into a 24th-century society where people own stock in one another, safeguarding each other's welfare only out of economic self-interest. This is anathema to the defiantly individualistic Cord, who soon becomes a danger to the corporations that control the world and a symbol of freedom to the downtrodden penny-stock people." (Publisher's Weekly)
Two completely different books, but both very engrossing. "Lottery" was just a wonderful read, while "Unincorporated Man" has a fascinating premise.
These will definitely go on my "I own it!" bookshelf...
Marilyn
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