TO READ FOR NEXT WEEK:

Hothouse by Brian Aldiss

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Continue with Golem XIV by Stanislaw Lem

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I have Hothouse in print but haven't had a chance to convert it to a pdf. It'll happen tomorrow, I swear. Hothouse was originally published in serial, and then awarded the Hugo as a whole which is totally cheating to get into the short story category. I'll only upload the first section that comes to a decent resolution rather than the whole 240-page book.

Golem XIV is also a bit longer than the other items we've been doing, and is also a lot to chew on, so we'll discuss that both this week and next.

DISCUSSION OF LAST WEEK'S READING:

The Longest Voyage by Poul Anderson

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Golem XIV by Stanislaw Lem

Prompts for discussion

The Longest Voyage: an advanced civilization suddenly bestowing us with fantastic technology is a common trope in sci-fi. Here, being robbed of the "journey" to arrive at these discoveries on our own is presented as a great loss. What do you think of that perspective?

Golem XIV: We'll discuss it next week as well, but do you have any thoughts to share on Golem's philosophies so far?

And remember to vote for your favorites for next week

Ongoing list of material to vote on

Frankenstein

Forbidden Planet

The Day the Earth Stood Still

I, Robot (book)

Watchbird by Robert Sheckley

Equoid by Charles Stross

Blood Music by Greg Bear

Shoutouts:

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