<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span class="">While I'm still interested in Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology, I just heard a glowing review for a book called Nexus by Ramez Naam<br class=""></span><span class=""><br class=""></span><span class="">Summery: <br class=""></span><span class="">In the near future, the experimental nano-drug Nexus can link human together, mind to mind. There are some who want to improve it. There are some who want to eradicate it. And there are others who just want to exploit it. When a young scientist is caught improving Nexus, he's thrust over his head into a world of danger and international espionage -- for there is far more at stake than anyone realizes.<br class=""></span><span class=""><br class="">A little last minute, I know, but … well ... I just heard the review. <br class=""></span><span class=""><br class="">Louis<br class=""></span><span class=""><br class=""></span><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jul 25, 2017, at 7:27 PM, David G. Grubbs <<a href="mailto:dggrubbs@gmail.com" class="">dggrubbs@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">I don't see a problem with an occasional YA or MG book. We read <i class="">Citizen of the Galaxy</i> a few months ago, a Heinlein juvenile.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It might be interesting occasionally to read a very popular book intended for youngsters — we can read it quickly and we can keep in touch with "youth these days". Without the impetus of this reading group I might not ever pick up such a thing.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="">On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 18:33 Rebecca DeVendra <<a href="mailto:rebecca.devendra@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">rebecca.devendra@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="">Hi All- it's been pointed out to me that Starflight is for young readers (MG and YA), which might not be desirable. I'd understand that, and would like to suggest <b class="">The Name of The Wind</b> by Patrick Rothfuss for consideration as well. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 11:36 AM, Rebecca DeVendra <span class=""><<a href="mailto:rebecca.devendra@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">rebecca.devendra@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="">I'd be interested in Reading Melissa Landers' <b class="">Starflight. </b>It's been compared by reviewers to "Firefly" in it's overall tone, and looks like a plain good fun read. There are space pirates! </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div class=""><div class="m_-7985695513095441378m_-8411431187889342451h5">On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 9:40 PM, M M via reading-group <span class=""><<a href="mailto:reading-group@lists.nesfa.org" target="_blank" class="">reading-group@lists.nesfa.org</a><wbr class="">></span> wrote:<br class=""></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=""><div class="m_-7985695513095441378m_-8411431187889342451h5"><div class=""><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" class=""><div id="m_-7985695513095441378m_-8411431187889342451m_-2273265872223768704m_7947000379694987317yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500860189353_2568" class="">Hi fellow bibliophiles,</div><div id="m_-7985695513095441378m_-8411431187889342451m_-2273265872223768704m_7947000379694987317yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500860189353_2568" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="m_-7985695513095441378m_-8411431187889342451m_-2273265872223768704m_7947000379694987317yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500860189353_2568" class="">time once again to choose some books to read and discuss. Since it's been quite awhile since I read one of his novels, I'm going to suggest Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology for December. Feel free to suggest titles for both months. I'll take suggestions for the duration of the week. We will vote next Sunday (7/30/17) for both months. Until then, nominations are open. Knock yourself out!</div><div id="m_-7985695513095441378m_-8411431187889342451m_-2273265872223768704m_7947000379694987317yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500860189353_2568" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="m_-7985695513095441378m_-8411431187889342451m_-2273265872223768704m_7947000379694987317yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500860189353_2568" class="">Best wishes,</div><div id="m_-7985695513095441378m_-8411431187889342451m_-2273265872223768704m_7947000379694987317yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500860189353_2568" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="m_-7985695513095441378m_-8411431187889342451m_-2273265872223768704m_7947000379694987317yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1500860189353_2568" class="">Mike S. </div></div></div><br class=""></div></div>______________________________<wbr class="">_________________<br class="">
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