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Drop by the SF Book Club; a readers' club for books about ideas. Please read the wiki before posting, and thanks for dropping by!
Welcome to the SF Book Club; a readers' club for books about ideas. Please read the wiki before posting, and thanks for dropping by!
Currently Reading
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Past Year's Selections
The full list of past selections is available on the wiki.
The New and Improved Romie Futch by Jullia Elliott [romie]. Began August 6th.
Gateway by Frederik Pohl [gateway]. Began July 8th.
Viriconium by M. John Harrison [viriconium]. Began June 7th.
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell [sparrow]. Began May 3rd.
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer [annihilation]. Began April 4th.
A Door into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski [ocean]. Began March 2nd.
Uprooted by Naomi Novik [uprooted]. Began February 3rd.
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber [strange]. Began January 6th.
Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson [aurora]. Began December 7th.
Dark Eden by Chris Beckett [eden]. Began November 2nd. Author Q&A.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers [planet]. Began October 2nd. Author Q&A.
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu [darkforest]. Began September 2nd.
Three Moments of an Explosion by China Miéville [explosion]. Began August 3rd.
The Peripheral by William Gibson [peripheral]. Began July 6th.
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson [seveneves]. Began June 2nd.
The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin [forest]. Began May 4th.
Author Q&As
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Q&A with Becky Chambers
The Three-Body Problem Q&A with translator Ken Liu
Machine Man Q&A with Max Barry
Other Book Clubs
For a list of book clubs and what they're reading, check out /r/ReadingGroup.
SF Book Club Surveys
To view the Archived rSFBC survey, see below:
/r/SF_Book_Club
I just finished Annihilation, the first book in the Southern Reach trilogy. I've seen the film four times. I absolutely adore it and the complexity in the themes and concepts. The book was not at all what I was expecting in the best possible way.
SPOILERS!!
I understand that Area X changes things - shown by the bright light within the biologist. It melds specimens together and duplicates them. However - I'm not sure if I was supposed to understand exactly why this happened. Also - what exactly is the crawler? I understand that it's almost like the owner of Area X, but what is the purpose? I feel like there are SO MANY components to the story including what happens with the Psychologist and the anthropologist. However it feels as if there's a fog between me and comprehension. Maybe I'm supposed to feel this way? I have the next two books, so I'm definitely gonna read them.