SciFi and Fantasy Book Club discussion

HeyT wrote: "In the future can we maybe put the titles in textually because having to try and guess based on the cover is a little too much effort for a fun thread."

hover over the cover image and the title and author will show up

CBRetriever wrote: "HeyT wrote: "In the future can we maybe put the titles in textually because having to try and guess based on the cover is a little too much effort for a fun thread."

hover over the cover image and..."

Unfortunately that doesn't work in the app, only the desktop version.

Michelle wrote: "CBRetriever wrote: "HeyT wrote: "In the future can we maybe put the titles in textually because having to try and guess based on the cover is a little too much effort for a fun thread."

hover over..."

so sorry

I am currently reading a big coffee table book about the band Queen and the sci-fi novel Navigators of Dune. Based on that Currently Reading shelf, Goodreads is recommending I read...

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

I am not really seeing the connection.

hahaha

Brandon wrote: "I am currently reading a big coffee table book about the band Queen and the sci-fi novel Navigators of Dune. Based on that Currently Reading shelf, Goodreads is recommending I read...

The Cat in t..."

Wow, that's a bizarre one! Today I got a logical one, so no point in posting it.

Because I read
Son of the Shadows


I have a recommendation for ….

Wait For It….

This!


Uma Aventura na Escola

WTH?

They both have dark hair?

both have... adventures?

LOL Aga.

I had a look at my recommendation of the day and found that my STEM shelf (as in books with characters into science, technology, engineering, maths) had inspired Goodreads to suggest I might enjoy The Windflower. Um? I copy the blurb here for your reading pleasure:
SHE LONGED FOR A PIRATE'S KISSES, FOR A GOLDEN ROGUE'S CARESS...

Every lady of breeding knows. No one has a good time on a pirate ship. No one, that is, but the pirates. Yet there she was, Merry Wilding - kidnapped in error, taken from a ship bound from New York to England, spirited away in a barrel and swept aboard the infamous Black Joke....There she was, trembling with pleasure in the arms of her achingly handsome, sensationally sensual, golden-haired captor - Devon. From the storm-tossed Atlantic to the languid waters of the Gulf Stream, from a smuggler's den to a gilded mansion, Merry struggled to escape...to escape the prison of her own reckless passions, the bondage of sweet, bold desire...

The cover is worth a look too.

LOL, Jan!!

Not a personal recommendation, but probably related: I was looking at a Japanese light novel recently, an isekai (extremely cliche genre involving reincarnation into another world, often a video game or novel), and one of the "similar books" suggested was a nonfiction book about Auschwitz.

@CBRetriever I generally use the Goodreads mobile app, but even in the browser there is no _hover_ on mobile. Worse, all covers are extremely low quality in the app, most likely they're intended for viewing on a 4-6" phone, not a 10-12" tablet. Tapping a link that takes me away from the conversation, I can still return, however on return the scroll position is frequently lost, and must be found again by hand

I use an open in another tab option when I browse and want to see specifics on a book

Jan wrote: "LOL Aga.

I had a look at my recommendation of the day and found that my STEM shelf (as in books with characters into science, technology, engineering, maths) had inspired Goodreads to suggest I m..."

OMG! This is so funny! Perhaps the GR algorithm or whatever it is "thought": " Oh, you read too much of this. Try reading something completely different!"

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GR says that because we're reading Sorrowland, we should read The Tea Dragon Society.

*blink*

I agree that

a) everyone should read Tea Dragon
b) you might need something cute after Sorrowland

but they're not exactly similar?!

It sounds lovely and I agree it might be just the thing as antidote, but hmmmm.

Anna wrote: "(as mod)

GR says that because we're reading Sorrowland, we should read The Tea Dragon Society."

lol...

GR says because I am currently reading Starry Night: Van Gogh at the Asylum, I should read The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives and I can't even think of something clever to say about that...

Ines wrote: "GR says because I am currently reading Starry Night: Van Gogh at the Asylum, I should read The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives and I can't even think of something cleve..."

LOL!!

Ines wrote: "GR says because I am currently reading Starry Night: Van Gogh at the Asylum, I should read The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives and I can't even think of something cleve..."

All of them have an ear collection?

Because you enjoyed A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History:
Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby

I read this over a year ago, so EXCELLENT timing for relevance, Goodreads. Not like I'm not actively reading two other books on similar themes that you could've used instead or anything.

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Because you are currently reading Klara and the Sun:
The Meaning of Mariah Carey

Hah!

(Again as mod. I don't really see these logged in as myself, because I don't use the homepage.)


Because you read The Echo Wife:
Daddy Hugs

"Now Baby and Daddy can cuddle and count along with this hug-and-read book perfect for Baby's teeny, tiny hands."

Goodreads is trying really hard to make us read something outside of our preferred genres!

Oh my! It's only 32 pages.

Yes, I would've definitely made sure it made a mod poll if it wasn't under 170 pages :D

Because you enjoyed Apples Never Fall
you might enjoy
A Scot in the Dark (Scandal & Scoundrel, #2)


Yes, because of course reading a Moriarty novel about a missing woman and a dysfunctional family is akin to reading the second book in a Regency romance novel series with a punny title...

Here's a fun one! Not recommended to me, but I was looking for recommendations for a challenge I'm doing, and just got a kick out of this.

In the "Books similar to" listing for The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women is this book:

The Hands-Off Investor: An Insider’s Guide to Investing in Passive Real Estate Syndications

O_O

I...don't even understand. Sorry for the TMI, but Goodreads thinks b/c I'm currently reading The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah (very good so far, btw), I should check out VAGINAL CARE 101: The A To Z Of How To Maintain A Healthy, Fresh And Tight Vagina!... *blushes forever and runs away*

:o

Haha, tips to prevent anyone stealing the ”stardust” maybe? 😂

Becky, hands off indeed! 🤨

Right??

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Because you are currently reading Solaris:

Do You Feel Like You Wasted All That Training? Answers About Transitioning to Non-Clinical Careers for Physicians

🤔

Because I enjoyed King of the Dark, GR recommends Thomas Sankara Speaks: The Burkina Faso Revolution, 1983-87.

Because I enjoyed Varanoid Lizards of the World, GR recommends Pet Sematary.

Based on my graphic novel shelf, I should read Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist Sixty Exercises for Piano Complete Edition.

Because you are currently reading At the Mountains of Madness by HP Lovecraft , GR recommends The Rogue of Fifth Avenue by Joanna Shupe🤭

This weekend GR made an logical and accurate recommendation to me. I was shocked!

these are all unexpected haha

Ed, I had one of those once! It shocked the crap out of me!

Because you read Dragon Magic by Andre Norton, Goodreads is recommending Communism for Kids by Bini Adamczak.


Oooooooooooooooookay...?

ha

Ky wrote: "Because you read Dragon Magic by Andre Norton, Goodreads is recommending Communism for Kids by Bini Adamczak.


Oooooooooooooooookay...?"

How absurd.

I didn't know reading Norton made you communist! Good to know, I shall get it for all my niblings haha

Is that one for younger readers? Otherwise you would've gotten the manifesto :D

Ky wrote: "Because you read Dragon Magic by Andre Norton, Goodreads is recommending Communism for Kids by Bini Adamczak.


Oooooooooooooooookay...?"

🤣🤣🤣

Ky wrote: "Because you read Dragon Magic by Andre Norton, Goodreads is recommending Communism for Kids by Bini Adamczak.


Oooooooooooooooookay...?"

kids = check
obviously (insert sarcasm emote here) they're woke because they aren't all white = check
one of the reviews mentioned black power brother and patriotic father = possible check?

Haha, I suspect it's because both books have a group of children cooperating in some way (according to the description of Communism for Kids, which does read like educational material for younger readers). Nevertheless, it made me laugh. Absurd, indeed.

Allison, haha. Let me know how it goes!

Because you are currently reading Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution:


(wait for it...)


Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young

The Girls of Innovations Academy are beautiful and well-behaved—it says so on their report cards. Under the watchful gaze of their Guardian, they receive a well-rounded education that promises to make them better. Obedient girls, free from arrogance or defiance. Free from troublesome opinions or individual interests.

But the girls’ carefully controlled existence may not be quite as it appears. As Mena and her friends uncover the dark secrets of what’s actually happening there—and who they really are—the girls of Innovations Academy will learn to fight back.

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Because you are currently reading Nettle & Bone:
Yes Yes More More

I approve of the title, but the book itself doesn't seem like a good match :)