Steam punk

I discovered that I find graphic novels extremely annoying to read. All those exclamations and jumping around the page. not for me. Did enjoy my book though.

Science Fiction/Steampunk

Meeting Summary:

Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood (Kathryn) ***

Steamed by Katie McAllister (Lisa) *

Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde (Lisa) ***

Flow my Tears the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick (Linda) *

Dreadnought by Cherie Priest (Kerry) ** 1/2

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve (Antoinette) ***

Extraordinary Engines, Jevers, ed. (Barb) ***

Extraordinary Engines, Jevers, ed. (Wendy) **

The Difference Engine by William Gibson (Wendy) **

The Courtesan Prince by Lynda Willims (Pat) *

Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade (Rhian) ** 1/2

Count Zero by William Gibson (Ada) *

Starbound by Joe Haldeman (Julia) **

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore (Teresa) No stars

Leviathian by Scott Westerfield (Teresa) ***

A record turnout Friday night. Lots of discussion regarding all of us living together in a home for elderly librarians; however, this idea was kind of squelched by our inability to choose pizza that everyone approves of and disagreement over whether Steampunk is a worthwhile genre.

Susan defined Steampunk as a combination adventure/ fantasy/ science fiction/horror that often uses Victorian era technology; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a prime example of the genre.

The next meeting is June 24 at Barb's and the topic is French Canadian literature. We decided to try reading just one title at a future meeting (just like a real book club). So bring a title you'd like everyone to read and discuss and we'll throw them all in a hat and pick one.