Plowing the Dark

Plowing the Dark-Richard Powers I have tried to finish this book three times, but I have had to start at the beginning each time. The plot is dense and I can't jump back in after ~150 pages and a month of not reading it.

When I recommend books I make a coffee shop recommendation and an airport recommendation. Both books are excellent, but the coffee shop book requires slower reader and more mental effort to get the benefit. Coffee shop: Plowing the Dark by Richard Powers. The book follows to parallel stories: one of a company that invents virtual reality and another of a teacher that gets taken hostage by terrorists. It's an incredible book and the reason why I decided to study computer science. http://www.amazon.com/Plowing-Dark-Novel-Richard-Powers/dp/B... (http://www.amazon.com/Plowing-Dark-Novel-Richard-Powers/dp/B002RAR1DU) Airport: Moving Mars by Greg Bear. Mars is a colony of Earth and the book follows a struggle for Martian independence. Also an incredible book. http://www.amazon.com/Moving-Mars-Novel-Greg-Bear/dp/0812524... (http://www.amazon.com/Moving-Mars-Novel-Greg-Bear/dp/0812524802/)