All the Birds in the Sky

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders, 316 pages

Patricia and Laurence were two oddball kids, both were bullied by their peers in junior high, despite (or perhaps because of) their extraordinary talents: Patricia is a witch who was trying to find herself, while Laurence is a tech genius. While they lose track of each other for a while, their lives keep intertwining as adults in a delicate dance between natural and technological forces. Anders has created a wonderful thought-provoking tale that offers up several questions about the nature of humanity, nature, and technology, and how a balance might be struck among the three. A beautiful book.