What is Cassandra Rose Clarke reading?

The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Cassandra Rose Clarke, author of The Mad Scientist's Daughter.

Her entry begins:

The Little Sister, Raymond Chandler

Sometimes I get in the mood to read Raymond Chandler. I’m not sure why this happens, although I suspect it’s because I love his prose so much, especially the descriptions and the weird metaphors. At one point in this book, he describes a woman as smelling like “the Taj Mahal at night.” I mean, what does that actually smell like? But it does suggest a certain type of perfume, and I like the interesting quasi-synesthesia of...[read on]

About The Mad Scientist's Daughter, from the publisher:

“Cat, this is Finn. He’s going to be your tutor.”

Finn looks and acts human, though he has no desire to be. He was programmed to assist his owners, and performs his duties to perfection. A billion-dollar construct, his primary task now is to tutor Cat. As she grows into a beautiful young woman, Finn is her guardian, her constant companion… and more.

But when the government grants rights to the ever-increasing robot population, however, Finn struggles to find his place in the world.

Learn more about The Mad Scientist's Daughter and its author at Cassandra Rose Clarke's website and blog.

My Book, The Movie: The Mad Scientist's Daughter.

Writers Read: Cassandra Rose Clarke.

--Marshal Zeringue