SciFi and Fantasy Book Club discussion

Google calendar alert failed me today, it seems, but I must absolutely remember to come (lurk?) on 1Q84 discussion!

Deathless or Bone Shard for me, but I'll almost always vote for the fantasies.

I have some REAL serious pants. I only wear them when I need to make sure everyone around me needs to know the severity of my seriousness.

2.5 for 1Q84
3 for bone Shard
2 for Deathless

is how my slacker pants calculate this

Oh no! I totally missed it today; any earth shattering observations or insights about dawn hounds for those of us not there this morning missed?

I vote for Deathless.

How was it? Sorry I missed this week

we mostly discussed time travel! we missed those who couldn't attend, contemplating November 15 as our next date

I guess I will go with Bone Shard

Allison, do I not get 2 votes?!? 😫😜Which one did you count? I guess you counted 1Q84 and not Moon of encrusted Snow?

Sorry for not being around again. I did not get to Dawnhounds in time.

I'd vote for Moon of Encrusted Snow for next month, since I have already read this one.

oh sorry Diane! I'll add that

The 15th works for me.

I'll vote for Bone Shard and Moon of Encrusted Snow. [I plan to read Deathless, but doubt I'll have time before the 15th]

2.5 for 1Q84
4 for bone Shard
3 for Deathless
3 for Moon of the Crusted Snow

I vote Moon of the Crusted Snow - I just finished and am eager to discuss!

2.5 for 1Q84
4 for bone Shard
3 for Deathless
4 for Moon of the Crusted Snow

We need a tiebreaker! I've read all but 1Q84 so it won't be me!

I vote Moon. I think that will be fun to discuss.

Moon takes the lead! Going once?

Sold! Moon of the Crusted Snow will be our book of the virtual month :D

Months are now virtual? That explains why time works so weirdly.

Yep. It's still March 2020 but the program says it's almost November 2020. Don't worry. It'll get fixed.

Best news all year!

Just finished “Crusted Snow”. An easy read.

Are we on for this coming Sunday the 15th?

Yessir! Discussing Moon of the Crusted Snow!

Same time?

yes

Church seems to be running the full hour lately, so I will be 10-15 minutes late. I did read the whole book this time :)

no problem! looking forward to your thoughts!

Apologies but I have to miss the club today. I forgot to put it on my calendar and have been scheduled for something else :)

We'll miss you Hank!!

See you all (or not, depending on your camera preference) in a little over an hour!

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Ah, dang it. I even wrote this into my planner and then forgot out about it. *facepalm*

They're still discussing the book!

Great discussion everyone - loved the insights Andrew thanks. Made me look at the book a bit differently.

special thanks to Andrew who is now our vbc Canadian ambassador!

here! here!

We discussed the book for a full 50 minutes! Thanks so much everyone for the discussion, especially to Andrew for knowledge of and insight into the First Nations of Canada.

Yes, thank you Andrew, that was amazing. I'm definitely going to listen to the book again.

Thank you al for your high praise! I am certainly no where near as knowledgeable as an Anishinaabe Canadian would be, but did my best to relay the history and lived experiences I have had the pleasure of learning about over the years.

Thank you all for another great vbc!

Great discussion, everyone. (Ended the very moment I got back through my front door; how do I still always manage to forget and run out of the door at this exact time *ha*)

Tip of a hat to Andrew.

Thanks all!

So... for our next book club:
Humans by Matt Haig 285 pgs (presumptive poll winner)
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 448 pgs (presumptive poll winner)
Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey 561 pgs
Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A McKillip 291 pgs

*They all look like they will be good for discussion. I'm voting for The Humans.

My order of preference would be:

1) Humans
2) Gideon the Ninth

I completely forgot about this today /yesterday. I wasn't even busy dammit.

We missed you and the garden breezes, Ryan!! Next time :D

What are folks thinking for dates? I see a couple calls for Humans, any other votes?

I vote for The Humans

At the moment I will vote for Gideon. I *want* to read the Humans as well, but I don’t own the book and I’m not sure I can buy it in good conscience. That said, if it went on sale, I would definitely buy it.

You should check. The Amazon mole had it available on sale in the US at least

Vote for Gideon here.

Still over £5 for the Kindle here in the UK. Unfortunately, I can’t purchase it in the US. But it’s great to know the mole is doing their job for the US members!!