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SFFBookClub December poll

Alright, getting #SFFBookClub back on track. Two new options this month:

Light From Uncommon Stars is from a private toot, so if the recommender wants to make themselves known it's up to them to reply. More info: us.macmillan.com/books/9781250…

Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands is from @SoniaSulaiman's #ReadPalestinianSpecFic list at soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin… . Book info: simonandschuster.com/books/Won…

As always, the list of previously read titles is at docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… . And as always, replies to either advocate for one of the options or suggest titles for future months are very welcome.


Fediverse SFF Book Club

books read Jan 2018,Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K Le Guin,SEE ALSO! Feb 2018,Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer,Bookwyrm version of this list at Mar 2018,Akata Witch, Nnedi Okorafor,
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  • The Way Spring Arrives & Other Stories (various) (0%, 0 votes)
  • Semiosis, by Sue Burke (0%, 0 votes)
  • Light From Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki (33%, 1 vote)
  • Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands, by Sonia Nimr (66%, 2 votes)
3 voters. Poll end: 9 months ago

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The #SFFBookClub December pick is Wondrous Journeys In Strange Lands, by Sonia Nimr. Thank you everyone who voted or suggested a book.
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SFFBookClub January poll

Having done two sequels months in the past half year, I'd like to actually pick a book for #SFFBookClub January. Two new selections this time, suggested by @picklish & @DejahEntendu . Their links:

weirder.earth/@picklish/110602…

dice.camp/@DejahEntendu/111469…

As always, replies to advocate for a favoured book and/or suggest more titles for the future are very welcome. The current queue and list of past reads are at docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…


Fediverse SFF Book Club

books read Jan 2018,Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K Le Guin,SEE ALSO! Feb 2018,Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer,Bookwyrm version of this list at Mar 2018,Akata Witch, Nnedi Okorafor,
Google Docs

  • Semiosis, by Sue Burke (0%, 0 votes)
  • Light From Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki (25%, 1 vote)
  • Siren Queen, by Nghi Vo (0%, 0 votes)
  • How High We Go In The Dark, by Sequoia Nagamatsu (75%, 3 votes)
4 voters. Poll end: 8 months ago

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The #SFFBookClub January pick is How High We Go In The Dark, by Sequoia Nagamatsu. Thank you to all who voted and/or suggested books.
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SFFBookClub February poll & March sequels month

For February: both new options are titles that have been rumoured to have been censored out of the Hugos. I haven't been following that controversy closely enough to know how solid the evidence is, but they both sound interesting anyway so I figured I'd include them: harpercollins.com/products/bab… & xiranjayzhao.com/index.php/boo…

As usual, please vote, and replies to advocate for one of the choices or suggest future picks are always very welcome.

Advance notice for March: that will be the next Sequels Month purely because I have some travel coming up that will make keeping up with a poll more hassle than usual.

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Babel

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War   “Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one…
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  • Light From Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki (0%, 0 votes)
  • Siren Queen, by Nghi Vo (0%, 0 votes)
  • Babel, by R.F. Kuang (33%, 1 vote)
  • Iron Widow, by Xiran Jay Zhao (66%, 2 votes)
3 voters. Poll end: 7 months ago

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I'd like to read Babel. I already read the Poppy Wars trilogy and enjoyed it quite a lot, though there were some rather dismal parts.

Already read Iron Widow. It's interesting, though a bit YA-ish.

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We seem to end up doing about one YA title a year, and they're usually a mixture of good and bad lightness. Often a nice break after something very heavy (e.g. this month's pick outside.ofa.dog/book/2743/s/ho… ), but also usually a bit "thin" in character development and/or resolving tensions too easily. Does that sound like your impression of Iron Widow?

How High We Go in the Dark - Outside of a Dog

Beginning in 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika crater, where researchers are studying long-buried secrets now revealed in melting permafrost, includin…

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Yeah, I wouldn't say resolves tensions too easily, maybe, but character motivations are a little thin, a bit stereotyped. Almost like evil archetypes that can't change sometimes. That said, there's also pretty violent stuff, so it's not YA-ish in that regard. Also some of the world-building feels a bit inspired by cartoon conventions, which makes it seem that way to me but that may be a personal bias.
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I was already thinking of rereading Iron Widow before the sequel comes out at the end of April, so that has my vote this time around.

This is definitely quite a line-up though.

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Agreed about this being a good lineup. I was planning to read Babel when it was first released, but it always got bumped for something I was more interested in. Then it was late enough I decided to wait until the Hugo noms were released since I figured it would be included. When it wasn't, I pushed it even further down the list. I have a renewed interest now because it does appear to have been wrongfully disqualified.
Siren Queen has also been on my list for a while. I'm just learning about Iron Window, and I've already read Light from Uncommon Stars. (Note to Eldang: Stars is very heavy on the violins.)
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Bonus! Babel is currently US$1.99 as an ebook from both Kobo and Amazon.
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SFFBookClub February poll & March sequels month
I just couldn't resist and started reading it.
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SFFBookClub February: Babel

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SFFBookClub April poll

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