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Task 12: A Sci-Fi Novel
Been meaning to read this for a while, I'm going with Solaris by Stanislaw Lem.
I'm considering several, some will cross with young adult.The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
Code Name Verity
The Martian
The Bone Clocks
Code Name Verity is excellent! Wondering if Station Eleven counts for this one? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
I think Station Eleven counts. :) Hearing a lot of good reviews about that book.
I'm deciding between The Martian and Red Rising. I've heard great things about both.Or Ernest Cline's new book, Armada, comes out in July 2015. Can't wait!! If you haven't read Ready Player One, it's also perfect for this challenge.
Is this category strictly 'sci fi' or does it encompass fantasy, paranormal, etc?
I loved The Sparrow! I've tried to get friends to read it so I could talk about it with someone.
I loved The Sparrow! I've tried to get friends to read it so I could talk about it with someone.
Lauren wrote: "I'm deciding between The Martian and Red Rising. I've heard great things about both.Or Ernest Cline's new book, Armada, comes out in July 2015. Can..."
I can't wait for Armada!
I have so much Sci-Fi waiting to be read the real challenge here will be choosing which to count for this task! I'll probably pick an author I've been meaning to read for ages now like Octavia E. Butler. One of my personal lifetime reading goals is to work my way through the major speculative fiction awards winners and nominees (like the Hugos, etc).
Yes, you don't have to be a sic-fi lover to appreciate The Martian. The author claims that everything in it could really happen, if not now, in the near future, and it's mostly a great adventure (with laughs!)
I think I am the only person that didn't like The Martian! I found it very technical and couldn't get interested in the characters.
Does it need to be strictilly sci-fi or does fantasy also counts?
FYI: January 2 is National Science Fiction DayWith that in mind, I think I'm going to start 2015 with my sci-fi book.
I don't usually read sci-fi, but Daughters of the North is by one of my very favorite authors, and seems to qualify as "sci-fi" since it was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke award.
I have A Mote in God's Eye I am wanting to read, but also eyeballing The Martian, and The Doomsday Book.
Going for the YA novel, The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. (Thinking it counts as Science Fiction? Not entirely sure.)
Rainey wrote: "I plan on reading The Martian It's been on my TBR pile for awhile.
"Me too. Or "The Handmaid's Tale."
The challenge has started for me. I am not going in order and my first book for 2015 is The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey. Happy reading everyone.
wooo! i'm well on my way. Kurt Vonnegut - Cat's Cradle
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If you don't like hard core sci-fi, maybe try an alternate history novel (which is included in the sci-fi Genre) like "The Yiddish Policeman's Union" by Michael Chabon. It won 4 different awards - Hugo, Nebula, Locus, & Sideways. I haven't read it yet but it was highly recommended to me by a young bookstore clerk.
Kelli wrote: "I plan to read The Sparrow. Been on my TBR for awhile.
"I was thinking about this one too! It'll probably be that or
by Walter M. Miller Jr. But whichever I end up picking for this specific task, I intend to read both by the end of the year anyway.
I'm reading Station Eleven trying to decide if I should use it as Sci-fi or Award Winner
Would Neil Gaiman's American Gods be considered sci-fi?
Is this category strictly Sci-Fi or does fantasy count too?
Is this category strictly Sci-Fi or does fantasy count too?
I read The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood for this task. I loved the book, but I'll have to read something uplifting next.
Carol wrote: "Is this category strictly Sci-Fi or does fantasy count too?"Since Fantasy is considered a sub-genre of Scifi, I say go for it.
Nicole wrote: "does Anne Rice count add sci-fi?"I think Anne Rice is generally considered Horror or Dark Fantasy.
Nicole wrote: "Would Neil Gaiman's American Gods be considered sci-fi?"I have read American Gods and I definitely would not consider it to be Sci-Fi, but more Fantasy. As a reader of both Sci-Fi and Fantasy, I consider them to be very different genres.
I am not usually a sci-fi fan, but I love Sarah Hall so I read Daughters of the North and thought it was very well-done.
Tammi wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Would Neil Gaiman's American Gods be considered sci-fi?"I have read American Gods and I definitely would not consider it to be Sci-Fi, but more Fantasy. As a reader of both Sci-Fi and Fantasy, I consider them to be very different genres."
I would definitely second Tammi on this - they might both be considered speculative fiction, but scifi and fantasy are completely different from each other otherwise; fantasy is definitely not a sub-genre. Sometimes authors will do some funky things where there seems some overlap - magic + tech somehow, but that is something rather different too.
Would Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut count?
I think that for people who do not read a lot of Sci-Fi or Fantasy, I would not focus too much on whether the book you choose is more Sci-Fi over Fantasy. I read a lot in both of these genres and DO consider them to be similar and even overlap sometimes. Read whatever YOU THINK is Sci Fi, as long as you are reading! :)
Brianna wrote: "I think that for people who do not read a lot of Sci-Fi or Fantasy, I would not focus too much on whether the book you choose is more Sci-Fi over Fantasy. I read a lot in both of these genres and D..."HIGH FIVE!
Eva wrote: "The Giver."Did you like it? It's SO GOOD!
Anissa wrote: "Eva wrote: "The Giver."
Did you like it? It's SO GOOD!"
I understand why it is such a big hit. Sci-Fi isn't an easy genre for me to read which is why I went to a YA book for this category. Thanks for the question! Eva
Did you like it? It's SO GOOD!"
I understand why it is such a big hit. Sci-Fi isn't an easy genre for me to read which is why I went to a YA book for this category. Thanks for the question! Eva
I read
for this task. Wow. This book was wonderful! It was hilarious and suspenseful. If people are new to sciFi I think this is a great book to start off the genre with.
Already read Golden Son by Pierce Brown for this one, but I am sure I'll come across more.This one was fantastic - second in a trilogy, but surely one of the best sci-fi I've ever read.
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