Sci-Fi from Asimov to Zelazny

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  Explore _The Caves of Steel_ at the February meeting
  • Thu Feb 16
    7:00 PM
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  • 19 attending
  • 3 comments

  Aurelio's Pizza

  11 West Calendar Avenue, La Grange, IL (map)

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  Our group description indicates that we read the best of sci-fi from "Asimov to Zelazny," so we should probably back that up by actually reading some Asimov! In fact,... Learn more

  Hosted by: Joel (The Weaver)

• Meetup
  _The Diamond Age_ begins in March
  • Thu Mar 15
    7:00 PM
  • RSVP 7 spots
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  • 8 attending
  • 2 comments

  Price:

  $1.00 per person

  Needs a location

  Coming soon!

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  The March meeting marks the club's second anniversary, which feels like a good time to revisit one of the first authors we read: Neal Stephenson, the winner of the "... Learn more

  Hosted by: Joel (The Weaver)

• Meetup
  Book vs. Movie Meetup: _The Hunger Games_ by Suzanne Collins
  • Sat Mar 24
    5:00 PM
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  • 10 attending
  • 10 spots left
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  Classic Cinemas Lake Theatre

  1022 Lake St, Oak Park, IL (map)

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  "In a future where the Capitol selects a boy and girl from the twelve districts to fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger... Learn more

  Hosted by: Joel (The Weaver)

Recent Meetups

• January 19 at 7:00 PM, 12 SF Readers attended

  A new year begins with _The Wolf's Hour_ in January
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  They rated it 5.003 (3 ratings)

  

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  Fun discussion as always!

  —Joel

  

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  Great turn out, enjoyable book, excellent conversation and discussion....

  —Rich Rosell

• December 15, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 10 SF Readers attended

  Meet with an _Agent to the Stars_ in December
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  They rated it 5.002 (2 ratings)

  

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  Great group, interesting discussion. I look forward to reading and discussing future selections.

  —Julie

  

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  I always enjoy our meetings, but remind me not to put anymore lightweight books on the poll. ...

  —Joel

• November 17, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 10 SF Readers attended

  Visit _Blind Lake_ in November
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  They rated it 5.003 (3 ratings)

  

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  Fun group. Not as much discussion about Blind Lake as I would have liked, but still some good conversation about other scifi. ...

  —The Chronek

  

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  The meetup was out of this world!!

  —Annette

• October 28, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 2 SF Readers attended

  Movie Meetup: _In Time_ from director Andrew Niccol
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  They rated it 5.001 (1 ratings)

  Say what you will about Justin Timberlake as an actor, he has certainly managed to pick some interesting projects. Following up his star turn in last year's... Learn more

• October 20, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 8 SF Readers attended

  Time travel to the October meeting, _To Say Nothing of the Dog_
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  They rated it 4.502 (2 ratings)

  The winner of our Time Travel poll -- by the biggest margin in club history -- is To Say Nothing of the Dog, Connie Willis's 1999 Hugo-winning sci-fi farce. It's a very... Learn more