Between the Lines

 "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel." -William Gibson

  William Gibson is a science-fiction writer who is regarded as the father of cyberpunk and even coined the phrase cyberspace. He was born on March 17, 1948 in Conway, South Carolina. He was the first winner of the science-fiction "triple crown", which is made up of the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Hugo Award, for his novel Neuromancer (1984).

  Neuromancer is a book about a former hacker named Henry Dorsett Chase, who also happens to be a drug addict, that is dragged back into the mix of dastardly deeds involving computers when he is given promises of a repaired self and cures for his addiction.

  I really think that I would enjoy this book because I love scenarios that deal with certain "what if" situations, and I have a personal affinity for all thing related to science-fiction or fantasy, especially when the tone is dark or hyper realistic.

"He heard the ring of steel against steel as a far door clanged shut." -Richard Wright

  Richard Wright was born in Roxie, Mississippi on September 4, 1908. He was commonly known for writing controversial pieces of realistic fiction about racial tensions and was believed to have had an impact on racial tension in the mid 20th century.

  His book Native Son (1940), was about a young man named Bigger Thomas who is responsible for taking care of his mother and his siblings during the 1930's and finds himself caught up in an altercation with the law.

  I would most definitely want to read this book due to my passion for knowing everything ever and for the sole fact that it would give me an informed glimpse into the life of a black man during the early 1930's.