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Jonathan R. Miller

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Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller

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"Though his books are labeled literary thrillers, Miller is most concerned with his characters, who struggle with issues of discrimination, identity, ideological rigidity, and belonging."
- Poets & Writers Magazine

"The protagonist's story feels light-years from the typical hero's journey, consistently focusing on more existential themes—and the result is something unusually unsettling and unforgettable. A strange, inventive tale that evolves into a challenging and rewarding odyssey."
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"A bold, cerebral, and unnervingly intimate exploration of what happens when the need to make the world better collides with the corruptive pull of control. Miller balances cerebral depth with raw emotion, crafting a story that l ...more

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Average rating: 3.73 · 444 ratings · 148 reviews · 11 distinct works

	Frend 3.62 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Delivery 4.04 avg rating — 73 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gravity Breaker 3.72 avg rating — 72 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mortis 3.48 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Two Levels 3.94 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grant Beagan: The Finder's Code (Grant Beagan, #1) by Jonathan R. Miller (Goodreads Author), Tom G. Anderson (Goodreads Author) (Story Creator/World Builder) 3.83 avg rating — 29 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tallah 3.58 avg rating — 26 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three-cent 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Animal Control 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gravity Breaker / Tallah 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I'm happy to announce that I have a new novel coming out called Animal Control on June 18. If anyone reading this would like access to an ARC, please reach out and I will send you a link!

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“You are not responsible for the past, but insofar as you do nothing, you are complicit in the present created by it.”
― Jonathan R. Miller

tags: history-repeating-itself, privilege, silence

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“It's baffling how some people whose ancestors carved up the world with knives are now worried about defending their piece from the 'outsiders.”
― Jonathan R. Miller

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“Having privilege means that you have worked hard, but in a world more likely to enable, recognize, and financially reward hard work; that you have suffered, but in a world with fewer forms of suffering, with more mechanisms to prevent it, and stronger remedies when it occurs; that you are not responsible for the atrocities committed by your people in the past, but insofar as you do nothing today, you are complicit in the present created by them.”
― Jonathan R. Miller

tags: inequality, privilege

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“Mistakes from our collective past are like any other: they require intervention--a remedy--to correct. They don't erase themselves over time.”
― Jonathan R. Miller

tags: history, reparations, slavery-in-the-united-states

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tags: inequality, privilege

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“You can't always choose which. Sometimes you have to BE which.”
― Jonathan R. Miller

tags: ambiguity, biracial, identity, mixed-race, multiracial

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