Book Talk

[colls]

So we had two options for books this past month, The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin and Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold.

Which book did you read/re-read? What made you choose that one?
What were your general thoughts?
Would you recommend it to others? Why or why not?


The Dispossessed
How significant is it that Odo was a woman?
What does this novel say about human relationships with self, family, community, society?
What was the purpose of portraying an ambiguous utopia?

Links of interest:
- an interesting study guide


Cordelia's Honor
What do you feel is the author's message about things like honor, loyalty, duty and patriotism?
How do you feel about the transition from 'distrust' to 'romance'? Was it believable? (Cordelia/Aral)
Do you consider this more scifi with a dash of romance, or romance with a scifi setting?

Links of interest:
- Joseph Mallozzi’s Weblog & Part 2 where the author shows up

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[colls]

Hmm... I didn't set one - maybe general literature or something?
I was thinking of just putting up all the books that get suggested this month (assuming people are actually planning on reading what they suggest). I thought maybe we can all see what other people plan on reading and maybe join them if we feel like it.

I get the sense the choosing a book format isn't really going to work all that well. I've been wandering around other online book clubs and getting the sense that the online format really needs a larger audience (like goodreads.com) or it stagnates pretty quickly.

I'm not sure how else to try to talk about books we're reading. Other than, you know, just talk about books we're reading.

It's getting rather late, I hope that all made sense.