Octavia Butler's "Wild Seed"

At our December 1st, 2015 Book Discussion meeting, nine of our club members and/or associates discussed Octavia Butler's 1980 novel, "Wild Seed".

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here as a comment with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "Wild Seed" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "Wild Seed"?
 
Join us on January 5th, 2016 at The Downtown Student Union on the UNL campus, on the cluster of couches just NW of the Runza outlet, for our next genre book discussion: Frances Hardinge's recent YA fantasy novel, "Fly by Night".
 
Ratings scores for "Wild Seed" from this discussion: Joyce, Kameron and Tim: 6; Elliot and Kassandra: 8; Brian and Mike K.: 9; Mark: 10. [Average Score: 7.75]

Mark Z. Danielewski's "House of Leaves"

At our October 27th, 2015 Book Discussion meeting, several of our club members and/or associates discussed the experimental 2000 genre novel, "House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski.

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here as a comment with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "House of Leaves" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "House of Leaves"?
Join us on December 1st, 2015 at The Downtown Student Union on the UNL campus, just north of the food court, for our next genre book discussion: Octavia Butler's 1980 novel, "Wild Seed"; part of the Patternist series.
Ratings scores from this discussion: Elliot - 3; Timothy - 4; Kameron - 4.5;  *Amy, Brian - 7; Kassie - 8; *Scott - 9. [Average Score: 6.07]

Harry Harrison's "Make Room, Make Room!"

At our September 15th, 2015 Book Discussion meeting, several of our club members and/or associates discussed the 1966 genre novel, "Make Room, Make Room!" by Harry Harrison.

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here as a comment with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "Make Room, Make Room!" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "Make Room, Make Room!"?

Join us on October 27th, 2015 at The Downtown Student Union on the UNL campus, just north of the food court, for our next genre book discussion: the experimental Mark Z. Danielewski novel, "House of Leaves".

Ratings scores from this discussion: Timothy - 4; Mark - 5;  Brian - 6. [Average Score: 5.00]

Claire North's "The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August"

At our August 11th, 2015 Book Discussion meeting, 12 of our club members and/or associates discussed the 2014 genre novel, "The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August" by Claire North.

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here as a comment with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August"?
  Join us on September 15th, 2015 at The Downtown Student Union on the UNL campus, just north of the food court, for our next genre book discussion: the classic Harry Harrison novel, "Make Room, Make Room" (which inspired Soylent Green).
Ratings scores from this discussion: Mark - 6.5; Kameron - 7;  Marj - 7.5; Tim - 8; Kassie, Scott - 8.5; Amy, Brian, Mike P. - 9. [Average Score: 7.89]

H.G. Wells' "The First Men in the Moon"

At our July 7th, 2015 Book Discussion meeting, 7 of our club members and/or associates discussed the classic H.G. Wells science fiction novel, "The First Men in the Moon".

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here as a comment with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "The First Men in the Moon" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "The First Men in the Moon"?
 
Join us on August 11th, 2015 at The Coffee House in downtown Lincoln, NE for our next genre book discussion: the acclaimed 2014 novel, "The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August" by Claire North (a.k.a. Catherine Webb).

Ratings scores from this discussion: Mark, Tim - 5; Amy - 6;  Brian - 6.5. [Average Score: 5.63]

Terry Pratchett's "Mort"

At our June 2nd, 2015 Book Discussion meeting, 13 of our club members and/or associates discussed Terry Pratchett's fourth Discworld novel, "Mort".

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "Mort" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "Mort"?
Join us on July 7th, 2015 at The Coffee House in downtown Lincoln, NE for our next genre book discussion: the classic science fiction (science fantasy?) novel, "First Men in the Moon" by H.G. Wells.
Ratings scores from this discussion: Tim - 6.5; Kameron, Marj - 7;  Brian, Mark, Mike P. - 8; Joyce - 8.5; Elliott, Kassie - 9. [Average Score: 7.89]

Philip K. Dick's "The Man in the High Castle"

At our April 28th, 2015 Book Discussion meeting, 11 of our club members and/or associates discussed the classic 1962 alternate history novel by Philip K. Dick, "The Man in the High Castle", winner of the Hugo Award for best novel.

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "The Man in the High Castle" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "The Man in the High Castle"?

Join us on June 2nd, 2015 for our next genre book discussion: A volume in Terry Pratchett's long-running Discworld series, "Mort".

Ratings scores from this discussion: Kassie - 3; Tim - 4; Kameron - 7; Mark - 8; Brian, Frank and Scott - 9 . [Average Score: 7.00]

Mary Doria Russell's "The Sparrow"

At our March 31st, 2015 Book Discussion meeting, 11 of our club members and/or associates discussed the Mary Doria Russell's 1996 novel, "The Sparrow", winner of the Tiptree, BSFA and Clarke Awards.

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "The Sparrow" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "The Sparrow"?
Join us on April 28th, 2015 for our next genre book discussion: Philip K. Dick's classic alternate-history novel "The Man in the High Castle".
Ratings scores from this discussion: Mark - 3; Joyce - 6.5; Kassie and Elliot - 7.5; Brian - 8; Tim -8.5 . [Average Score: 6.83]

J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit"

At our February 24th, 2015 Book Discussion meeting, 13 of our club members and/or associates discussed the classic fantasy novel, "The Hobbit", by J.R.R. Tolkien.

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "The Hobbit" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "The Hobbit"?

Join us on March 31st, 2015 for our next genre book discussion: Mary Doria Russell's 1997 novel "The Sparrow".

Ratings scores from this discussion: Mark - 6; Dave - 6.5; Joyce, Tim and Scott - 7; Kameron - 8; Mike K. - 9; Rod, Kassie, Brian and Mike P. - 10. [Average Score: 8.23]

Nancy Kress' "Beaker's Dozen"

At our January 20th, 2015 Book Discussion meeting, 9 of our club members and/or associates discussed the science fiction short-story collection, "Beaker's Dozen", by Nancy Kress.

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "Beaker's Dozen" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "Beaker's Dozen"?

Join us on February 24th, 2015 for our next genre book discussion: J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel "The Hobbit".

Ratings scores from this discussion: Brian, Kassandra - 5; Tim - 6; Mark - 6.5; Mike P. and Amy - 7; Mike K. (in absentia) and Ken - 8. [Average Score: 6.56]