Old Books, New Readers discussion

November 2021 Theme - Science Fiction!

Be sure to check out our previous reads before nominating your pick.
OBNR Read Shelf

Rules
1. One book per person.
2. Book should follow the theme.
3. Poll will be set up when we reach 6 valid nominations.
4. Explain how your nomination applies to the theme.
5. To get a wider variety of selections, the nominations may be limited to one book per author.

*Reminder: Classic book must be +50 years old/prior to November 1971*

I'd like to nominate the classic science fiction novel Dune by Frank Herbert. It was published in 1965. I have wanted to read this forever and it would be neat to read this before I see the 2021 reboot of the movie that is out now.

Great choice! I think many of us are in the same boat of wanting to read the book now that the movie is finally out!

I'd like to nominate Solaris by Stanisław Lem (1961). I hardly ever read any science fiction myself, but would like to try this classic because it made such an impact on the genre and on pop-culture. The novel "follows a crew of scientists on a research station as they attempt to understand an extraterrestrial intelligence, which takes the form of a vast ocean on the titular alien planet." (from Wikipedia)

Oh that sounds interesting! Until I looked into the subgenres I was surprised at how many sci-fi novels I’ve actually read without realizing.

I'll nominate The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin. It's one I've always meant to read and, by many accounts, introduced unique ideas of sexuality, space travel, and alien races.

Hannah wrote: "I'll nominate The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin. It's one I've always meant to read and, by many accounts, introduced unique ideas of sexuality, space travel, and alien races."

can this be read as a stand alone? If not I would recommend the first in the series (Rocannon's World) as a nomination instead

I will nominate The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966) by Robert A. Heinlein. Book about a prison colony on the moon. Think it would be an interesting read.

Me too Elizabeth!

I nominate Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.. I have been wanting to read Vonnegut. Has been decades.

I'll nominate 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley. It has been described as a 'dystopian social-science fiction'. Written in 1932, it's apparently an absolute classic, on par with 1984, and I've been meaning to read it for eons

A Canticle For Leibowitz by Walter Miller

If you need another nominee, what about The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne?

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Nominations are closed & poll is up.
Thank you everyone!