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Written by David JONES on 2025-01-07 at 17:13

When Orbital won the Booker prize there was a lot of talk about it being "the first winner set in space", as if they were trying to avoid saying "Sci-Fi novel" (because Sci-Fi is forbidden in literary circles). Now i've read it, i can say that it is a Sci-Fi novel; in particular because there is a crewed moon mission.

That's also the reason i read one "speculative fiction" novel last year. It's Oryx and Crake. Speculative fiction is when Margaret Atwood writes a Sci-Fi novel.

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Written by Noodlemaz on 2025-01-07 at 17:22

@drj I appreciate you for saying crewed.

Also, really didn't like O&C. Do not get the hype.

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Written by David JONES on 2025-01-07 at 17:28

@noodlemaz it's a small step, but i have been trying to de-man my vocabulary. It's nice that you notice, though i would like us to live in a world where it becomes routine and unnoticeable.

I love Atwood's writing, so even though i thought the story, characters, and world-building of Oryx and Crake were a bit meh, i still enjoyed it. I read Children of Time the same year which is much better.

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Written by Noodlemaz on 2025-01-07 at 17:45

@drj yes Adrian is great! Enjoy the next two :)

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Written by Greg Bell on 2025-01-07 at 22:26

@noodlemaz @drj Tchaikovsky almost can't miss!

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