mcrscifi

mcrscifi, 9 days ago to random

I have just started "The Cries of Alaere" by Barra Hart - I think the page count on https://mcrscifi.wordpress.com/2024/04/20/next-science-fiction-book-may-2024/ is wrong - as my ebook looks shorter.

Anyhow - plenty of time to finish it for Tuesday evening's meeting (I hope).

If you've read it come along to discuss.
Followers will get the meeting URL tuesday afternoon.

mcrscifi, 14 days ago to random

It is time to start reading "The Cries of Alaere" by Barra Hart in time for our virtual meeting next week.

When we read his previous book we found it unusually positive about human nature.

The author was kind enough to join the second half of the discussion and explain his viewpoint.

https://mcrscifi.wordpress.com/2024/04/20/next-science-fiction-book-may-2024/

mcrscifi, 2 months ago to random

Next month we will be discussing
The Terraformers by @annaleen

Meeting on 16th April 7pm UK time.

https://mcrscifi.wordpress.com/2024/03/24/next-science-fiction-book-april-2024/

Followers will get the meeting URL on the day.

Read it and join us!

mcrscifi, 2 months ago to random

If you have read "The Red Scholar's Wake" and would like to discuss it, PM me for the URL to our (virtual) meeting this evening (7pm UK time).

Followers should have it already.

mcrscifi, 2 months ago to random

Definitely time to start reading @aliettedb 's Red Scholar's Wake" if you haven't already - We will be discussing it on Tuesday evening 7pm UK time.

Follow or DM for a meeting invite.

You'll learn from other folks perspectives and have a bit of a laugh while you do.

https://mcrscifi.wordpress.com/2024/02/24/next-science-fiction-book-march-2024/

mcrscifi, 3 months ago to random

March's book is
The Red Scholar’s Wake by
@aliettedb

As usual we will meet virtually on the third Tuesday of the Month 7pm UK time.

Follow us here to get the meeting URL.

https://mcrscifi.wordpress.com/2024/02/24/next-science-fiction-book-march-2024/

mcrscifi, 4 months ago to random

Last chance to start reading "Venomus Lump Sucker" to finish in time for tomorrow's meeting.

If you have already read it, you'd be welcome to join us at 7pm (UK) Tuesday 16th for a light hearted friendly chat about it that may reveal aspects you missed....

PM me for connection details.

pwaring, 4 months ago to books

I've read 117 books this year, reply with a number from 1 to 117 and I'll tell you something about that book.

(this is a personal reading challenge, not a brag or competition)

#books #reading #bookstodon

mcrscifi, 5 months ago to random

On the 21st of Nov we discussed Moonday Letters by Emma Itäranta

There was some doubt about how well the 'spiritualism' fitted into an otherwise hard-scifi narrative so we gave it a respectable score of 3.385 Cylinder cities.

We will take December off and start the new year with
Venomous Lump Sucker by Ned Bowman

Read it and join our discussion on 16th. 7pm UK time.

https://mcrscifi.wordpress.com/2023/12/02/next-science-fiction-book-january-2024/

mcrscifi, 6 months ago to random

If you start reading
"Moonday letters" today, you should finish it in time for Tuesday's meeting.

https://mcrscifi.wordpress.com/2023/10/22/next-science-fiction-book-november-2023/

(Somewhere between my eyes and my fingers I replaced 'Letters' with 'Papers' - I think I caught all the instances of this error, but perhaps not...).

mcrscifi, 8 months ago to random

Last week we discussed "The Algebraist" by Iain M Banks and collectively gave it a score of 4.18 Formal wars.

Next book is Citizen Of The Galaxy by Robert A Heinlein

Next Meeting is 17 October 7pm UK time.

(We'll also decide the next books to read at that meeting - ideas welcome!)

See you then.

https://mcrscifi.wordpress.com/2023/09/24/next-science-fiction-book-october-2023/

mcrscifi, 9 months ago to random

Semiosis by Sue Burke scored 3.964 Fippocats at our August meeting on Tuesday!

Thanks to @CathP for advocating this book.

See our other previous books and light hearted scores here:
https://wordpress.com/page/mcrscifi.wordpress.com/26

mcrscifi, 9 months ago to random

Next book:
The Algebraist by Iain M Banks
Meeting 19th Sept -

Better get started it's a long one!

https://mcrscifi.wordpress.com/2023/08/17/next-science-fiction-book-september-2023/

mcrscifi, 9 months ago to random

Here's a list we might look through for ideas for our next batch of books :
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2655-the-big-fantasy-and-science-fiction-books-of-fall

mcrscifi, 9 months ago to random

Meeting this evening !
7pm UK time !
We will be discussing
Semiosis by Sue Burke

DM for the URL of the virtual (probaby zoom) meeting if you have read it and want to join in.

mcrscifi, 9 months ago to random

Gentle reminder that it's only 2 weeks 'till our next meeting!
Time to start reading Semiosis by Sue Burke.

Anyone finished it yet ? (NO spoilers please!)