80's MOVIES & book nominations

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So.... our 80's movies that we'll discuss sometime mid-month are:
The Princess Bride & Labyrinth



Just a reminder, we have a free chatroom here which is open to anyone who wants to use it to coordinate watching at the same time or just to randomly chat.
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Oh, and the goal of having more than one is to give you OPTIONS. You can pick one or the other or watch both -- it's all good.



Next up... BOOKS!
List up to four science-fiction books and I'll do the same (pick out the 2 or 3 most popular choices).

I know there are a lot of series out there. Everything seems to be a series lately. I don't know if that's good or bad - but if you're choosing something in a series, I think it's best to start with the first of a series?? What do you think?
Also, if it's widely published and available in various formats, that'd be useful for those who might have a harder time getting their hands on something.

Comments

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I was always kind of curious why it got lumped in the scifi category, but steampunk sort of applies so maybe that's it. I thought it might be alternative history, too or something. Obviously I haven't read it. LOL!

Yeah, it was hard to come up with some! So many seem to be parts of series now -- ugh. I tried to pick books that have been out for a while plus a classic that is available just about anywhere.

OH!! You mentioned gutenberg and I totally didn't think to check that or http://www.baen.com/ either. D'oh!!

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I wouldn't really call it science fiction, either. Although I must admit, I never did finish it.

I don't necessarily see anything wrong with nominating the first book in a series, as long as it's not a cliffhanger. But I'm happy to give you the names of more standalone SF books if you like... (3 or 4 is HARD.)

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Although I must admit, I never did finish it. Whew. I thought I was the only one. I really wanted to like it, but it just didn't click with me. Or I never got in its groove, or something.

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Totally. That's exactly how I felt. I heard so many good things about it and it seemed like it would be totally up my alley, and I really wanted to like it, and then I could not get into it. At all.

Maybe I'll try again one day. Or maybe not...there are so many good books out there!