SBA: Book Discussion: Vonda N. McIntyre's "Dreamsnake"

At our October 29th, 2019, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, four of our club members and/or associates discussed Vonda N. McIntyre's 1978 Hugo-, Nebula- and Locus-Award winning novel, "Dreamsnake". (This was an expansion of her 1973 Nebula Award-winning novelette, "Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand".)

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 "Dreamsnake" 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 "Dreamsnake"?

Rating scores for "Dreamsnake" from this discussion: Scott: 9.5; Mark: 9; Mike P.: 7.5; Amy: 7. [Average Score: 8.25]

COMING NEXT: Join us on December 3rd, 2019, for our next genre book discussion: Pat Murphy's 1989 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel, "The City, Not Long After".

SBA Book Discussion: Martha Wells' "All Systems Red"

At our July 9th, 2019, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, three of our club members and/or associates discussed Martha Wells' 2017 Hugo and Nebula-winning novella, "All Systems Red".

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 "All Systems Red" 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 "All Systems Red"?

Rating scores for "All Systems Red" from this discussion: Scott: 10; Mike: 9.5, Mark: 8. [Average Score: 9.17]

COMING NEXT: Join us on August 13th, 2019, for our next genre book discussion: Frederik Pohl's 1979 National Book Award-winning novel, "Jem".

Ursula K. LeGuin's "The Left Hand of Darkness"

At our October 10th, 2017 Book Discussion meeting, six of our club members and/or associates discussed Ursula K. LeGuin's classic novel, "The Left Hand of Darkness".

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 Left Hand of Darkness" 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 Left Hand of Darkness"?

Join us on November 21st in the downtown UNL Student Union, just North of the Food Court, for our next genre book discussion: Gene Wolfe's novel, "Soldier of the Mist".
 
Ratings scores for "The Left Hand of Darkness" from this discussion: Marj: 6; Amy, Frank, Wesley: 8; Brian: 8.5; Mark: 9. [Average Score: 7.92]

Michael Chabon's "The Yiddish Policemen's Union"

At our May 18, 2010 Book Discussion meeting, we discussed the Michael Chabon's 2007 Hugo, Nebula and Locus Poll Award-winning novel "The Yiddish Policemen's Union".

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel and 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 Yiddish Policemen's Union" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for members and associates who were able to participate in the original discussion, 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!