Science Fiction Book Club

[Kat Kanning]

Some guy in the Monadnock Shopper was advertising that he wants to start a sci-fi book club.  I wrote and told him I'd be interested.  Anyone else interested in doing it?

Edit:

Meetings are the First Tuesday of the month Colony Mills food court, 5pm.  The book is Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.

[9thmoon]

Yes!

ETA 01 October. 

[Kat Kanning]

 

[TackleTheWorld]

Yes indeed. 

[Pat K]

I thought there already were folks reading all the new legislation bills. 

[Kat Kanning]

hehe

[dalebert]

I'm interested. I'm about to quit my job and take a sabatical to finish a sci-fi novel that I've been planning and outlining for several years.

[Kat Kanning]

Want to start with Ender's Game?  I'll ask the guy for a meeting in about 3 weeks to discuss it.  That long enough to read it?  He was acting like he wanted to meet more often, but I don't think I'd keep up with something more often.

[Radical_Teen]

I'm always up for a good read

[Kat Kanning]

First meeting 9/5 at 6pm, Colony Mills food court.  The book is Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.

[TackleTheWorld]

Enders Game!  Good one.  Haven't read it in about 10 years.

Hey! No spoilers!  The young'uns don't know the story yet.

[tracysaboe]

You HAVE to read John C Wrights "The Golden Age"

Very Austro-libertarian. Takes place about 10,000 years from now.

It's excellent.

Tracy

[Kat Kanning]

Thanks Tracy.  I'll suggest it.

BTW, would you let you (hypothetical) 15 year old daughter read it, if it were you?

[sandm000]

Thanks Tracy.  I'll suggest it.

BTW, would you let you (hypothetical) 15 year old daughter read it, if it were you?

I would, but I don't know if me letting my kids read this material is applicable to you and yours.
Anyway, I always thought that Ender's Game was written for kids
One school recommends for 9th grade
one library recommends for 9th grade
one school recommends for 9-12
for eighth grade
for 7th&8th
One says not appropriate for any children
this suggests for 12 years olds

I suppose if you've already read it, try to remember which scenes were most memorable to you, because those will probably be the most memorable scenes to her. 
(Now if the question was Ender's Shadow I would say think twice about it.)

[toowm]

Orson Scott Card is great at writing from a kid's perspective. My soon-to-be 12 yo will probably read Ender's Game this year. If you're looking for teenaged freedom-leaning SF, I'd suggest the Heinlein juveniles:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guides/guide-display/-/2OKB14BIT897T/002-1235761-6888825