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[Scepticalscribe]

I saw him speak at Boston University in '79. I got an autograph. (The only one I ever asked for.) I loved the way he said "Pe-toon-eah".

Oh, wow.

Wonderful.

Now, that is something worth keeping safely.

Anyway, I'm a fan, he was a great guy, and a terrific scientist.

 

[AVBeatMan]

The Absolutist by John Boyne.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Re-reading a few books in the (brilliant) Vorkosigan saga (space opera) by the wonderful Lois McMaster Bujold.

 

[DaveFromCampbelltown]

UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government's Search for Alien Life Here—and Out There​

by Garrett M. Graff

A very fair look at both the UFO phenomenon and the search for alien life. Neither debunker nor true believer. It's gettin good reviews from the New York Times, AP and Wall Street Journal, to name a few.

It always bemuses me that beings apparently have the technology to fly across the galaxy then come a cropper and crash into the earth.
And, what's with the @n*l probing? Just buy, borrow, or use your tractor beam to acquire a copy of "Grey's Anatomy" (the book, not the TV series...).

 

[Crowbot]

It always bemuses me that beings apparently have the technology to fly across the galaxy then come a cropper and crash into the earth.
And, what's with the @n*l probing? Just buy, borrow, or use your tractor beam to acquire a copy of "Grey's Anatomy" (the book, not the TV series...).

I couldn't agree more. And it all started because of a weather balloon going down in the desert.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

It always bemuses me that beings apparently have the technology to fly across the galaxy then come a cropper and crash into the earth.

Well said.

And, what's with the @n*l probing? Just buy, borrow, or use your tractor beam to acquire a copy of "Grey's Anatomy" (the book, not the TV series...).

Agreed.

And, moreover, I note that the same gendered nonsense as was found in a 1950s sci-fi book or movie tends to apply to the creatures that supposedly fly and crew these craft.

 

[Crowbot]

Well said.

Agreed.

And, moreover, I note that the same gendered nonsense as was found in a 1950s sci-fi book or movie tends to apply to the creatures that supposedly fly and crew these craft.

Maybe it's like the opening of Close Encounters. They just like messing with us.

 

[Shanghaichica]

 

[BotchQue]

Mastering Basic Cheesemaking, by Gianaclis Caldwell.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

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I have to say that - to my mind - that this series really deteriorated after the death of Stieg Larsson.

 

[Shanghaichica]

I have to say that - to my mind - that this series really deteriorated after the death of Stieg Larsson.

I agree. I’ve read two by the new author and it’s not the same. The seventh book is written by someone else again.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I agree. I’ve read two by the new author and it’s not the same. The seventh book is written by someone else again.

The first three books were brilliant (not without their flaws, but brilliant). I couldn't put them down.

Those that follow, no, I'm sorry, but it is not at all - not remotely at all - the same.

 

[AVBeatMan]

Starting with this. A page a day. A gift from my sister.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Starting with this. A page a day. A gift from my sister.

That looks fascinating and is an intriguing idea.

 

[rhett7660]

I can't seem to stop... On book six of 63 of the Horus Heresy...

This series has been something else!

Book 6: Descent of Angels

I also picked up Shogun... Which I plan on reading after this book.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I can't seem to stop... On book six of 63 of the Horus Heresy...

This series has been something else!

Book 6: Descent of Angels

I also picked up Shogun... Which I plan on reading after this book.

Have you ever read the Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold?

I strongly recommend it.

 

[Chuckeee]

Just finished Chaos Terminal by Mur Lafferty. This is a sequel to her previous novel Station Eternity. They are both Science Fiction murder mysteries that take place on a sentient space station and include an interesting variety of very alien aliens. Both are very good and are highly recommend.

 

[rhett7660]

Have you ever read the Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold?

I strongly recommend it.

I have not and I have never heard of it until now! Thank you and I will take a look at it.

 

[Jeffrey Hart]

"Memories of Ice" by Steven Erikson

 

[splifingate]

Billy Summers, by SK

I'm really enjoying 'New King' . . . he still paints great pictures, yet they have become more . . . pleasant <smile>

 

[DaveFromCampbelltown]

Not currently reading, but I saw this in a list of "most popular" books.

Top of the list was "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes.

I first read this while I was a teenager, recovering from an appendectomy. Those three weeks were magic, as I read "All you Zombies", "I have no mouth and I must scream", "A Rose for Ecclesiastes", and the original short story version of "Flowers".

Talk about being hit over the head with stories that just seared themselves into my teenage brain.

Later I read the full book version of "Flowers", and watched the film. Neither compared to the original short story.

 

[jdb8167]

Not currently reading, but I saw this in a list of "most popular" books.

Top of the list was "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes.

I first read this while I was a teenager, recovering from an appendectomy. Those three weeks were magic, as I read "All you Zombies", "I have no mouth and I must scream", "A Rose for Ecclesiastes", and the original short story version of "Flowers".

Talk about being hit over the head with stories that just seared themselves into my teenage brain.

Later I read the full book version of "Flowers", and watched the film. Neither compared to the original short story.

Robert Heinlein, Harlan Ellison, and Roger Zelazny. True greats of Science Fiction.

 

[Chuckeee]

Robert Heinlein, Harlan Ellison, and Roger Zelazny. True greats of Science Fiction.

Funny it use to be ABC. Asimov, Bradbury and Clarke

 

[Don Quixote]

Robert Heinlein, Harlan Ellison, and Roger Zelazny. True greats of Science Fiction.

I know he would be a fringe Sci Fi author but I like Vonnegut's work.

Slaughter House 5
Player Piano*
Sirens of Titan
Breakfast of Champions
Cat's Cradle


*Has a 1984 - ish feel...

 

[rhett7660]

Not currently reading, but I saw this in a list of "most popular" books.

Top of the list was "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes.

I first read this while I was a teenager, recovering from an appendectomy. Those three weeks were magic, as I read "All you Zombies", "I have no mouth and I must scream", "A Rose for Ecclesiastes", and the original short story version of "Flowers".

Talk about being hit over the head with stories that just seared themselves into my teenage brain.

Later I read the full book version of "Flowers", and watched the film. Neither compared to the original short story.

I remember reading this one also. Man, what a hit over the head book. Good lord, talk about a heartbreak of a novel. I never saw the movie, so I won't comment on that, but the book. Oh man.