Raised my understanding of living with a bright mind and a neurodivergent brain. It helped me develop a new understanding of the interplay of exceptional giftedness, ADHD, trauma, anxiety and depression in my own life .
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Mark finished reading Clarkesworld Issue 193 by Neil Clarke
Mark rated Clarkesworld Issue 193: 4 stars
Mark rated Clarkesworld Issue 194: 4 stars
Mark finished reading Clarkesworld Issue 194 by Neil Clarke
Mark started reading Clarkesworld Issue 195 by Neil Clarke
Mark reviewed Insight Into a Bright Mind by Nicole A Tetreault
Opened new insights for me
4 stars
Mark finished reading Insight Into a Bright Mind by Nicole A Tetreault
Mark started reading Insight Into a Bright Mind by Nicole A Tetreault
Mark finished reading The City Inside by Samit Basu
The City Inside by Samit Basu
“They'd known the end times were coming but hadn’t known they’d be multiple choice.”
Joey is a Reality Controller …
Mark started reading The City Inside by Samit Basu
The City Inside by Samit Basu
“They'd known the end times were coming but hadn’t known they’d be multiple choice.”
Joey is a Reality Controller …
Mark reviewed Carsick by John Waters
John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, …
The fiction was more interesting than the reality
4 stars
Great book, although what happened in reality was nowhere near as fun as the parts he invented…
Mark finished reading Carsick by John Waters
Carsick by John Waters
John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that …
Mark started reading Carsick by John Waters
Carsick by John Waters
John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that …
Mark reviewed Three Miles Down by Harry Turtledove
From New York Times bestselling author Harry Turtledove, the modern master of alternate history, a …
Review of 'Three Miles Down' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I wasn’t that interested in Harry Turtledove’s earlier alternate Civil War and World War II histories. This story was sharp and fun though. Set in the mid 70s, it resurfaces some good memories for me. Nixon is bogged down in the Watergate scandal - will he or Gerald Ford become the first world leader to welcome alien visitors to earth? This story, believe it or not, is based on the true story of the Hughes Glomar Explorer and the secret CIA project Azorian to recover a sunken Soviet nuclear-armed submarine, which unfolded during the Nixon presidency. Except in this telling, the CIA and the Soviets get more that they bargain for when they head to the sea bottom to raise the “object” of interest. It’s a light and humorous story. There’s a couple of good Watergate jokes Iurking within for those in the know, and an interesting cameo appearance from …
I wasn’t that interested in Harry Turtledove’s earlier alternate Civil War and World War II histories. This story was sharp and fun though. Set in the mid 70s, it resurfaces some good memories for me. Nixon is bogged down in the Watergate scandal - will he or Gerald Ford become the first world leader to welcome alien visitors to earth? This story, believe it or not, is based on the true story of the Hughes Glomar Explorer and the secret CIA project Azorian to recover a sunken Soviet nuclear-armed submarine, which unfolded during the Nixon presidency. Except in this telling, the CIA and the Soviets get more that they bargain for when they head to the sea bottom to raise the “object” of interest. It’s a light and humorous story. There’s a couple of good Watergate jokes Iurking within for those in the know, and an interesting cameo appearance from one of SF’s great writers of the time.