The Apolyton Science Fiction Book Club.

[JohnT]

Who here wants to start a discussion group? How it will work is that we will nominate and vote for books for a particular month, and then on the first of the month I will open a thread and we can discuss the novel. We also would take nominations and make the selection for the next month's novel.

So who's game? My nomination for February is Margaret Atwoods The Handmaids Tale. Anybody second?

[Eli]

Count me in.

[SpencerH]

Does A Handmaids Tale really count as Sci-fi. Theres not much 'science' involved, its more like 'futuristic sociology'.

[Eli]

Spencer :

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=71789

[Jon Miller]

I Am in

I think this is a great idea

Jon Miller

[JohnT]

I was going to point Spencer to that thread, but I didn't want to stir up that nest of hornets again.

Spencer, to answer your question, who the hell knows? It's close enough to sf to be done by the science fiction discussion group that I moderate here in Knoxville, so obviously I think so.

[Clear Skies]

I'll nominate Foundation by Isaac Asimov.

[Imran Siddiqui]

John, you've been spending too much time at straight dope .

[JohnT]

GMTA

[Imran Siddiqui]

?

[JohnT]

Great Minds Think Alike.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Ah... you and your goshdarn confounding acronyms .

[JohnT]

You mean my GCA's?

[SpencerH]

Its a pity I missed that thread. Of course you can call it 'science fiction'. Thats how it was classified when it came out, but I dont think Atwood ever referred to it (herself) in that way. Its just a different background for her feminist writing aimed at portarying men as manipulative, oppessive pigs and therefore better classified as an interesting piece of 'futuristic sociology'.

There! Thats my book report all done.

Next time, same channel we'll report on the Dune series by Frank Herbert in ten words or less.

[Lorizael]

I'll certainly participate.

Spencer: Over-achiever...