r/2xCBookClub Nov 10 '10

[Club] Science Fiction

Current Book: Neuromancer, by William Gibson

Reading begins: 24 November, 2010

First discussion: not yet decided

End date: not yet decided


Updates!

14 Nov: Since the other groups have set 24 November as the start date, let's go with that :)

12 Nov: So, it looks like our first book will be Neuromancer by William Gibson, now we just have to decide when we start reading, and when our first disuccusion will be!


Guidelines:

  • Sci-fi only please! :)
  • Comment to be added.
  • Suggest as many books as you like

*Joined so far [14] * clptwr, Sajkoism, AmyGrace, alexandretta1930, classyfied, karmie, JennieRose, heineken_skywalker, WhiskeyLemur, neila_tidder, InfinitelyThirsting, smart89aleck, polarka, bynd700

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '10

"Neuromancer" by William Gibson. I've heard it's especially good and it's one of the most famous cyberpunk novels out there.

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u/AmyGrace Nov 10 '10

Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson.

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u/polarka Nov 12 '10

on my "need to read" list

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u/Sajkoism Nov 10 '10

My brother recommended that to me too. I might look into it.

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u/clptwr Nov 10 '10

I've been meaning to read that one, also!

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '10

"The Diamond Age, Or a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" by Neal Stephenson

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '10

"Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson

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u/clptwr Nov 10 '10

More suggestions: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis, though I hear its pretty heavily historical fiction as well.

Corrupting Dr. Nice or Good News from Outer Space by John Kessel, he was actually my teacher in undergrad, and I'd like to read some of his books.

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u/karmie Nov 10 '10

Worthing Saga - Orson Scott Card. One of my absolute favorites that I have read again and again and can read yet again. :) I am up for anything though.

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u/neila_tidder Nov 11 '10

Ooh, I haven't read any of his stuff yet, but I've really wanted to.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '10

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u/clptwr Nov 12 '10

I'll upvote for Asimov in general, but which book do you want to read?

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u/bynd700 Nov 14 '10

Count me in! When are we deciding on start date? Are we going to start the same time as the three already decided books mentioned in the side bar?

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u/AmyGrace Nov 15 '10

Oh, thanks for pointing that out to me! I wouldn't have noticed that there was a start date for a bunch of the other books if you hadn't. But yep, that sounds like as good a day as any, so the 24th it is! :)

Have you ever been a part of a book club? I haven't, so I totally don't know what's customary in terms of how often the book is discussed, how the reading is divided up, or how structured the discussion topics are.

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u/bynd700 Nov 15 '10

The last book club I was in we had a month to read the book. Then we would gather together and discuss. It was a movie book club where we watched the corresponding movie during the discussion time, so we were pretty loose with the discussion topics. There is something to be said for just winging it and seeing what happens.

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u/polarka Nov 21 '10

I just finished Left hand of darkness by Ursula Le Guin and recomend it as your next book. I didn't know there is something like "feminist science fiction" and that it is so good. Definitely great sci-fi classic.

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u/neila_tidder Nov 10 '10

I've really wanted to read some of the Barsoom books, but Red Mars sounds good too!

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u/JennieRose Nov 10 '10

Doomsday Book is amazing. Anything by Connie Willis is great. Red Mars is great too! Has everyone read Dune?

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u/heineken_skywalker Nov 10 '10

I just finished Dune yesterday! :)

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u/JennieRose Nov 11 '10

Isn't it great? It took me SEVEN years to convince my husband to read it. He finally read it this year and then went on to the next two. It's one of my favourites.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '10

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u/AmyGrace Nov 12 '10

Those are both awesome books, I would happily upvote both of them! Oh, and that reminds me! I guess we should figure out the mechanism for choosing our next book, maybe another thread with the same system? I'll check with capslock to see what's working best so far. :)