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SoylentNews Book Club: October 2018

posted by martyb on Wednesday October 03 2018, @03:20AM   Printer-friendly
from the hit-the-hit-books dept.

takyon writes:

October: Foundation by Isaac Asimov
November: The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin.
December: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

October's book is Foundation by Isaac Asimov, meaning the collection of 5 short stories first published in 1951. It is the first published entry in the Foundation series.

Please discuss last month's book, Mars, Ho! below if you haven't done so already. You can also suggest books for January 2019. I can include titles that were already suggested, such as in the comments on the poll. We may be able to increase the maximum number of poll options to accommodate more books.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 03 2018, @05:28AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 03 2018, @05:28AM (#743272)

    +1

    I read Mars, Ho! shortly after it was announced as the selection. I enjoyed it especially the main two plot twists which kept it from being predictable. I had intended to just skim it a bit and move on, but after skimming a bit, I went back and read more carefully from the beginning. The part about opening the wine was incorrect however as the method was ineffectual. Young wine needs decanting to achieve the effect described. I liked the role the bureaucratic mistake regarding orbital mechanics played in the story.

    Since I did read it and did enjoy it, I must now figure out how to drop something in that digital tip jar without letting a dime pass through Amazon. I guess that means Lulu, so time to dust off that account or make a new one.

  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday October 03 2018, @11:20AM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Wednesday October 03 2018, @11:20AM (#743331) Homepage Journal

    Mail him a picture of a dead president. Those still work as currency.

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