About us
Scrolling is infinite; life is finite. Why not read less of the meaningless, and more of the Meaningful? This group exists to make that happen. Reading list will be chosen by me initially and put to a vote. Meetups monthly, usually in Bradenton.
Upcoming events
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May meetup - Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
Pier 22, 1200 1st Avenue W, Bradenton, FL, USFor new attendees: Please text me at 469-449-7023 to be added to the WhatsApp group chat where we discuss future selections, find each other during meetups, etc.
1972 Science-fiction classic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. 145 pages.
Roadside Picnic is a seminal 1972 science fiction novel by Soviet authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, exploring the aftermath of a brief alien visitation that left behind dangerous, inexplicable artifacts in "Zones" on Earth. This novel inspired the critically acclaimed 1979 film Stalker.
'First published in serial form in the journal Avrora in 1972, Roadside Picnic has proven to be one of the Strugatskii's most successful and popular short novels. In Roadside Picnic, the authors use a stereotypical science-fiction situation -- first contact with an alien "super-civilization" -- in order to subvert many of the assumptions and cliches of Utopian fiction and thought. At the same time, the novel can be read as a critique of the ethical solipsism of individualism, a study of the obsession with the promise of technology, or the need to believe in miracles. In its sensitive probing of psychology, its elements of political allegory, and its philosophical and ethical relevance, Roadside Picnic transcends the genre of science fiction and demands to be read alongside the best works of fantastic realism in modern Russian literature."
-- Reference Guide to Russian Literature, 2013
Free Audiobook:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4vSo3H3U2s4 attendees
Past events
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