Rose and Nico read and discuss recently published science fiction/fantasy novels.
Robot Elf Book Club
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Rose and Nico read and discuss recently published science fiction/fantasy novels.
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March 1, 2023
Between the Ley Lines: LARK ASCENDING by Silas House
<p><strong>CONTENT WARNING: pet euthanasia, suicide.</strong></p> <p>Rose and Nico discuss <a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59892263-lark-ascending" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LARK ASCENDING by Silas House</a> (Algonquin Books). After climate catastrophe ravages the planet and fascists seize control of the United States, Lark and his family flee to Ireland in search of a society that will accept them.</p> <p>Other titles mentioned:<br /> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6288.The_Road" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">THE ROAD, Cormac McCarthy</a><br /> <a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13330761-the-dog-stars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">THE DOG STARS, Peter Heller</a><br /> <a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10788983-same-sun-here" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SAME SUN HERE, Silas House & Neela Vaswani</a><br /> <a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45047384-the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea"> THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA, T. J. Klune</a><br /> <a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55200663-the-darkness-outside-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">THE DARKNESS OUTSIDE US, Eliot Schrefer</a></p> <p>Topical non-book:<br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLhpkvQLDt0">THE LARK ASCENDING, Composition by Ralph Vaughan Williams (YouTube)</a></p> <p>Read along with us!<br /> We'll be back in March to discuss THE KEEPER'S SIX by Kate Elliott (Tordotcom).</p> <p>Contact us: <a href= "mailto:robotelfbookclub@gmail.com">robotelfbookclub@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Music:<br /> Intro/Outro: "Our Princess Is In Another Castle," 8 Bit Era<br /> Synopsis: "Luck of the Irish," Cody Martin</p> <p>License code for YouTube: PDY89VDKGKEEYJOL, QWOODIKRZMK1R2AV, ZQN28421AFLBJXDM</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p> </p>
December 7, 2022
Octopuissance: THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA by Ray Nayler
<p>Rose and Nico discuss <a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59808603-the-mountain-in-the-sea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA by Ray Nayler</a> (MCD). In a near future where AI is leveraged for everything from companionship to deep-sea fishing, megacorp DIANIMA purchases Vietnam's Con Dao archipelago after a unique population of octopi is discovered there. But not everyone believes DIANIMA's mission is benevolent -- including the small research team assembled to study the octopi.</p> <p>Timestamps:<br /> Discussion/***SPOILER ZONE***: 41:20<br /> Conclusion: 01:25:50</p> <p>Other titles mentioned:<br /> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48484.Blindsight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BLINDSIGHT, Peter Watts</a><br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Larsen_(film)" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">WOLF LARSEN, 1958 film</a></p> <p>Topical non-books:<br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Bakunin" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Mikhail Bakunin, rad dude</a><br /> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28958646/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Split Brain Phenomenon (research article)</a></p> <p>We'll be back in January to discuss most-anticipated titles of 2023, and review what we read over the holiday break.</p> <p>Contact us: <a href= "mailto:robotelfbookclub@gmail.com">robotelfbookclub@gmail.com</a></p> <p>License code for YouTube: RDRF4JZVNFDIVOGG, X85EODOXIAFES9ZD, DBSVBQGJAILAXSFN</p> <p> </p>
November 9, 2022
Would you still like your doctor if they were a worm? LEECH by Hiron Ennes
<p><strong>CONTENT WARNING: suicide, sexual assault, infant loss</strong></p> <p>Rose and Nico discuss <a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59807968-leech" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">LEECH by Hiron Ennes</a> (Tordotcom). On a post-apocalyptic earth, a sentient parasite seems to have cornered its niche by "integrating" the entire physician profession, until a chance encounter in the frozen north introduces it to an unexpectedly fierce competitor -- and humanity's will to survive. Two fungal hyphae way up!</p> <p>Timestamps:<br /> Act I/II: 07:00<br /> Act III/***SPOILER ZONE***: 51:10<br /> SLIME MOLD CHAT: 01:19:01<br /> Conclusion: 01:26:00</p> <p>Other titles mentioned:</p> <ul> <li>WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE by Shirley Jackson</li> <li>FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley</li> <li>WHAT MOVES THE DEAD by T. Kingfisher</li> <li>MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia</li> <li>THE LOCKED TOMB (series) by Tamsyn Muir</li> <li>THE WITCHER (series) by Andrzej Sapkowski</li> </ul> <p>Topical non-books:</p> <ul> <li>YEAR WALK (video game)</li> <li>BLOODBORNE (video game)</li> <li>THE THING (1982 film)</li> <li>PRINCESS MONONOKE (1997 film)</li> </ul> <p>Other related reading:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.backstoryradio.org/blog/the-mythology-and-misrepresentation-of-the-windigo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">THE MYTHOLOGY AND MISREPRESENTATION OF THE WINDIGO</a></li> <li><a href= "https://tornightfire.com/your-body-is-a-haunted-house-hiron-ennes-on-the-discomfiting-tradition-of-medical-horror/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YOUR BODY IS A HAUNTED HOUSE: HIRON ENNES ON THE DISCOMFITING TRADITION OF MEDICAL HORROR</a></li> </ul> <p>Read along with us!<br /> We'll be back in December to discuss <a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59808603-the-mountain-in-the-sea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA by Ray Nayler</a> (Farrar, Straus and Giroux).</p> <p>Contact us: <a href= "mailto:robotelfbookclub@gmail.com">robotelfbookclub@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Music:<br /> Intro/Outro: "Our Princess Is In Another Castle," 8 Bit Era<br /> Intermission: "Becco Das Garaffas," The Night Train</p> <p>License code for YouTube: YAYDYTET2VRWTLUE, 27ZKP9SNAVAL6Q5U, PAAZ2BRYEYZKJBYJ</p>
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