GrootRoss’s Comments (group member since Oct 28, 2012)

GrootRoss’s comments from the The Dapper Gentlemen of Letters group.

Since we have a SF crowd, The Long Tomorrow also comes to mind as something I have not but should read. For something which came out 60 years ago, it's probably still an influence for today's Dystopian novels. The author, Leigh Brackett is the co-writer of The Empire Strikes Back and this book is heralded as the first serious science fiction novel of character.

I also doubt most of us have read it. We should.

Anybody have any suggestions of older books we should give a try?

I've never read The Handmaid's Tale and feel like I should. I also feel this is a pretty good work for group discussion. I'm guessing it has application today, 30 years after it initially came out.

Just trying to get a conversation started.

You would prefer another book, a fiction book? Then name the book! I grow tired of asking this so it will be the last time: /where/ is your book choice?

Mislaid NYT review

Some suggestions:
Delicious Foods by James Hannaham
Binary Star by Sarah Gerard
Dead Lands by Benjamin Percy
Mislaid by Nell Zink
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (okay that one's for me and non-fiction)
The Heart Goes Last: A Novel by Margret Atwood

Admittedly I may be Ronning some choices here.

I wish I started this book with you guys. It's been on my reading list for awhile. I'll try to pick it up soon.