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If you love a good Sci-Fi book or movie this is the spot. We will get together and discuss the book we’ve chosen. And share recommendations on movies or anything else we wanna talk about.
Upcoming events
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May's Sci-Fi Book: To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
Koelbel Library, 5955 S Holly St, Centennial, CO, USJoin us for May's sci-fi book club meetup to discuss 'To Be Taught, If Fortunate' by Becky Chambers.
Our meetings start loosely, hanging out with new and old friends while everyone arrives. After most people arrive, there are introductions and the main group discussion about the book. As that runs out of steam, everyone drifts into whatever groups and topics make them happy.
We are meeting at Koelbel Library. We have 'Meeting Room C' reserved, which is found at the back of the library's cafe. It has sofas, easy chairs, and a variety of tables with stools. This one is on Saturday, so the library cafe will be open for the first hour. "Light snacks and covered drinks" are also allowed in the space but alcohol is not. I usually bring one variety of small snacks and friends often bring more.
The library closes at 5 PM. There is a nice patio area to linger outside if the weather is warm enough. If there are a few people who would like to carry on after the library closes, there are many restaurants we can shift to. It's my hope to start doing this with the next couple meetings.
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The book poll for June selected 'Annihilation' by Jeff Vandermeer (2014) - 208 pages.
This is the linked pdf of all our previous polls and selections:
Previous Poll InfoCan't wait to see you all!
**Please update your RSVP if you change your plans about attending.**
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May's book description:
'To Be Taught, If Fortunate' by Becky Chambers (2019) - 160 pagesAt the turn of the twenty-second century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through a revolutionary method known as somaforming, astronauts can survive in hostile environments off Earth using synthetic biological supplementations. They can produce antifreeze in sub-zero temperatures, absorb radiation and convert it for food, and conveniently adjust to the pull of different gravitational forces. With the fragility of the body no longer a limiting factor, human beings are at last able to explore neighbouring exoplanets long suspected to harbour life.
Ariadne is one such explorer. On a mission to ecologically survey four habitable worlds fifteen light-years from Earth, she and her fellow crewmates sleep while in transit, and wake each time with different features. But as they shift through both form and time, life back on Earth has also changed. Faced with the possibility of returning to a planet that has forgotten those who have left, Ariadne begins to chronicle the wonders and dangers of her journey, in the hope that someone back home might still be listening.
24 attendees
June's Sci-Fi Book: Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Koelbel Library, 5955 S Holly St, Centennial, CO, USNOTE: This event is on a Sunday.
Join us for June's sci-fi book club meetup to discuss 'Annihilation' by Jeff Vandermeer.Our meetings start loosely, hanging out with new and old friends while everyone arrives. After most people arrive, there are introductions and the main group discussion about the book. As that runs out of steam, everyone drifts into whatever groups and topics make them happy.
We are meeting at Koelbel Library. We have 'Meeting Room C' reserved, which is found at the back of the library's cafe. It has sofas, easy chairs, and a variety of tables with stools. This one is on Sunday, so the cafe will unfortunately not be open. "Light snacks and covered drinks" are also allowed in the space but alcohol is not. I usually bring one variety of small snacks and friends often bring more.
The library closes at 5 PM. There is a nice patio area to linger outside if the weather is warm enough. We also can relocate to a nearby restaurant if anyone is interested in continuing. There are many options within a 5-10 minute drive.
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The book poll for July will be open shortly after the May meeting.
This is the linked pdf of all our previous polls and selections:
Previous Poll InfoCan't wait to see you all!
**Please update your RSVP if you change your plans about attending.**
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June's book description:
'Annihilation' by Jeff VanderMeer (2014) - 208 pagesArea X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; the second expedition ended in mass suicide; the third expedition in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another. The members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within weeks, all had died of cancer. In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy, we join the twelfth expedition.
The group is made up of four women: an anthropologist; a surveyor; a psychologist, the de facto leader; and our narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain, record all observations of their surroundings and of one another, and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X itself.
They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers―they discover a massive topographic anomaly and life forms that surpass understanding―but it's the surprises that came across the border with them and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything.
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