09-05-2018, 01:34 AM | #46 |
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I second this: Mary Rose by Geoffrey Girard, based on J. M. Barrie's play of the same name.
I am intrigued by both the description and the fact that it's based on a J.M. Barrie play. |
09-05-2018, 03:35 AM | #47 | |
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I'm going to nominate "Speaker for the Dead" by Orson Scott Card. It is actually a sequel to the much more publicised Ender's Game (which, like many other Science Fiction books, was used as the basis for a not very good movie). Speaker for the Dead stands alone and in my view is probably Card's best work, at least of those I have read.
It is a very different book from Ender's Game and has many themes worthy of discussion. It is not hard science fiction, but uses the setting to examine many issues. Humanity, ashamed at having wiped out the first alien species it encountered (in Ender's Game) now has to deal with a second. Is this an opportunity for redemption? Or for a repeat? Have any lessons been learned? When the aliens kill the main "Xenologer" sent to study them how will humanity react? Or is history condemned to repeat itself? A very thought provoking book which ranks high amongst my favourites. Quote:
Amazon US: $ 8.99 Amazon UK: £ 5.99 Amazon CA: $ 5.99 Kobo US is also $8.99, and as the book seems to be an agency title I expect it will be available in these 4 countries at these prices. The books is also readily available from libraries and in paper. |
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09-05-2018, 03:55 AM | #48 |
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I'm going to second The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. I haven't read it and it looks quite interesting.
I'm also going to second GMW's nomination, Against the Fall of Night. Ralph, I also liked your suggestion of the Legacy of Heorot and would have seconded that instead, but I think that availability in at least the major English speaking countries is important, even if a bit difficult. Ralph. I also intend to second (or third) your selection also if nothing I prefer comes along in the next day or so. |
09-05-2018, 06:58 AM | #49 |
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darryl, you only get three tickets in the nomination process (see here), so with one nomination and two seconds you have used all your tickets.
P.S. Legacy of Heorot was my suggestion. It doesn't matter, just saying. I think it's a fun read, and less technical/sci-fi-ie than a lot of other sci-fi (even others by the same authors). If its availability had been better I think it might have made a nice compromise for this theme. |
09-05-2018, 07:05 AM | #50 |
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@gmw. Thanks for pointing that out. I guess I won't be supporting Ralph after all.
Sorry I mixed you up with Ralph. It was indeed a good suggestion. |
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09-05-2018, 07:15 AM | #51 |
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There's two days left for nominations.
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09-05-2018, 07:18 AM | #52 |
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I'll second A Head Full of Ghosts and third Mary Rose. Both sound like something I'd enjoy.
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09-05-2018, 07:44 AM | #53 |
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I will use two of my three tickets to second and third, respectively, The Canterville Ghost and Invisible Cities.
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09-05-2018, 01:05 PM | #54 |
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Of the series, I think Speaker for the Dead is the best. I will second it.
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09-05-2018, 02:42 PM | #55 |
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I'll third The Canterville Ghost. It's Oscar Wilde, so should be good, and the price and length will make it an easy acquisition and read.
I'll also third The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August . This got excellent reviews and the Audible book was nominated for an Audie award, so that should be good as well. And it's inexpensive, a not inconsiderable consideration. |
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Just for giggles, I'm going to nominate The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crime #1) by Jasper Fforde.
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09-05-2018, 06:20 PM | #57 |
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I love Jasper Fforde and wish I had another vote left to support this one. Great fun!
I'm going to break with protocol here to express my disquiet that we could have on our list a book by Orson Scott Card. I knew nothing about him, but when I looked him up, I find that he apparently speaks out publicly and frequently against homosexuals, calling them deviants and dysfunctional. I don't believe our Club should support such a person. I hope it doesn't get supported and go to the vote. |
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If you feel it is relevant and are at all interested in what Card did and didn't say about homosexuality I had a quick look after seeing your post and came across this quite lengthy article: Orson Scott Card and Homosexuality A brief quote: Quote:
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09-05-2018, 08:34 PM | #59 |
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Let's have this be the end of this discussion, please. Each side has had a post and that's sufficient. Anyone who wants is welcome to start a thread on the topic in P&R, but it's done here, if for no other reason than I'm quite sure no minds will be changed.
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09-06-2018, 07:28 AM | #60 |
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Jasper Fforde as in The Big Over Easy is most amusing and 99p is really cheap! (It's also available at OverDrive, i.e. free, if that's an option.) And certainly a place that's different. Just in case we want something fun to change things up.
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