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Definitely Something That Benefits from a Group Discussion

Solaris by Stanislaw Lem

December 21, 2019 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I read this for a book club. It’s a very philosophical book, and I never would have read it on my own. I can’t even say I enjoyed it very much, and it’s the rare novel where am grateful I went to the screening of the 1970s movie version at the art cinema. I also didn’t exactly enjoy the movie but it helped me stay focused on the book when it would become pages of philosophy. Despite that or maybe because of that, it made […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: 70s sci-fi, first contact, Solaris, soviet block, Stansilaw Lem

Jen K's CBR11 Review No:91 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: 70s sci-fi, first contact, Solaris, soviet block, Stansilaw Lem ·
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Finally, Some Good Sci-Fi Again

June 20, 2018 by Jen K Leave a Comment

Bothari43 mentioned Elizabeth Moon as an author to check out when I was lamenting my inability to enjoy sci-fi, and this novel had been mentioned on a Book Riot discussion about novels “with a female protagonist over 60” (or “sci-fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author”).  With those two recommendations, I decided to give it a shot, and: it wasn’t me! I have simply been choosing the wrong sci-fi novels. It turns out that I might get bored with descriptions of the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: colonization, Elizabeth Moon, first contact, Remnant Population

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:113 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: colonization, Elizabeth Moon, first contact, Remnant Population ·
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We’re Nigerians. Just Nigerians. And one Ghanaian.

June 28, 2016 by Emmalita 7 Comments

Nnedi Okorafor’s Lagoon was my pick for the Cannonball Read Sci Fi Book Club selection. The description of Lagoon grabbed me and wouldn’t let go. I listened to the Audible version narrated by Adjoa Andoh and Ben Onwukwe. I highly recommend it. I did like Doomsday Book more than most of you, so take that into consideration. From Amazon: It’s up to a famous rapper, a biologist, and a rogue soldier to handle humanity’s first contact with an alien ambassador—and prevent mass extinction—in this novel […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: Africa, first contact, Lagoon, magical realism, Nnedi Okorafor

Emmalita's CBR8 Review No:21 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: Africa, first contact, Lagoon, magical realism, Nnedi Okorafor ·
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