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Bookwomble
Lord of Light | Roger Zelazny
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#ClassicLSFBC
Zelazny weaves elements of Hindu and Buddhist motifs in a tale of technocratic "gods" vying for power and freedom on a far future alien planet.
It's a story of liberation from religious, oligarchic oppression, which once frames this as a fight against fascism, so it also fits for the #AntifaBookClub
The means of control of the populous is a high technology dressed in state religious ideology, used to enforce scientific ignorance ⬇️

Bookwomble ... to stifle innovation and creativity in order to prop up the decadent lifestyles of a wealthy elite. Thank goodness it's only a story! 🧐 2d
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RamsFan1963
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So, we only have three nominees for August's #ClassicLSFBC selection. As usually, the book with the most votes will be August's read, the runner up with be the selection for September. Voting is from now until Sunday, I'll announce the winners on Monday. @Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn @Readergrrl @Johanna414 @Lizpixie @BookBelle84 @Larkken @julesG

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julesG Could you untag me, Kevin? I haven't kept up with the classics for a few months now. 3d
Lesliereadsalot Please untag me too Kevin. Can‘t seem to get to these books! 3d
swynn The Ware series has been on my list for a while, so I'll cast my vote for 2d
RamsFan1963 @Lesliereadsalot @julesG No problem I'll untag you from this point on. If you change your mind and want to rejoin, just let me know. 2d
julesG Thanks! Will do. 2d
Lesliereadsalot Thanks! 2d
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm They all sound great! I didn‘t nominate any since I just rejoined. 😅 But I‘ll put my vote in for the one that was already on my TBR (I added the others 🥰): 1d
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RamsFan1963
Lord of Light | Roger Zelazny
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68/100 Its been about 15 years since I read this, and it holds up well on a reread. It's still one of my favorite novels, sci-fi or otherwise, of all time. It's not an easy book to read, it has a nonlinear timeline, and the character of Siddhartha is complex and often confusing. He is called the buddha by his followers, but he says he isn't, but he really could be. I can see people putting this down in confusion or frustration, but it is ⬇️

RamsFan1963 worth the effort if you make it to the end. 5 🌟 #ClassicLSFBC #Read2025 4d
Bookwomble It's great that this is standing up to your memory of it 😊 I've picked this up a few times over the years and put it down without getting far thanks to being a mood reader. I must be in the mood now though, as I'm just over half way through and really enjoying it. Good pick for the club 😀🕉️ 4d
KCofKaysville @RamsFan1963 I read a short story of his once and really liked it. I meant to read more…. 4d
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RamsFan1963
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Hello everyone!! I'm sorry I'm late with the selections for August #ClassicLSFBC. I hope everyone enjoyed Lord of Light for July, and is ready for something new in August. Nominations are open, and we'll do as usual, the one with the most votes will be August's selection, runner-up will be the September selection. I will start the nominations with Software by Rudy Rucker.

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Bookwomble
Lord of Light | Roger Zelazny
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I'm starting a bit late in the month for July's #ClassicLSFBC pick, but I think I should finish it before August.
I've had this book since 1980 and have started and not finished it three times, but I've kept it as Zelazny is one of my favourite authors. Hopefully, fourth time's a charm! 🍀
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RamsFan1963 I hope to finish it tonight, about 80 pages to go. I enjoyed the reread after about 12 years, it gave me a new perspective on the book 1w
Bookwomble @RamsFan1963 It's encouraging that you've enjoyed it both times around. I'm 40 pages in, which is further than I've got before, and I think I'm engaged this time 1w
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RamsFan1963
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Hi everyone!! Sorry I've been MIA lately, my phone finally decided to crap itself and die, so I've been disconnected for the last week or so. I hope everyone was able to find a copy of Foundation and enjoyed it for June's selection. Just a reminder that July's #ClassicLSFBC selection of Roger Zelazny's classic novel, Lord of Light. It's one of my favorite science fiction novels and I'm excited to reread it after several years.

CatLass007 Lord of Light currently is free on Audible. 4w
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AnnCrystal Glad you've returned, welcome back 👏🏼🥳📚💫. 4w
rwmg I read it a not so long ago. I'm in no hurry to read it again, so I think I'll sit this one out. 4w
KathyWheeler I‘ve never read anything by Zelazny, so I‘m looking forward to this. 4w
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Hello all! I‘m attempting to battle away my reading slump by rejoining the group for August. Has the book been chosen for that month? 1w
RamsFan1963 @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I'm a little behind for August. I'll put up a post today for nominations. 1w
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @RamsFan1963 No rush! I just wasn‘t sure if I had missed anything since I‘ve not been very good lately at keeping up with things on here. 😅 1w
RamsFan1963 @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Its been the same for me, I haven't been on Litsy nearly as much as I'd like. 1w
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swynn
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(1957) In Norton's 1954 book, “The Stars Are Ours,“ scientists escape an antiscience populist government (ahem) to establish a colony on the distant planet Astra. This follow-up takes place about a hundred years later, when the colony is well established and a threat from Astra's distant past reemerges -- at the same time explorers from a very different Terra arrive. It's a good adventure, and also a light riff on themes of cultural evolution

Larkken Is this her clap back at Asimov for Foundation? 1mo
swynn @Larkken Good question. I don't know, and it's been long enough since I read Foundation that I don't think I'm can say anything insightful. Certainly, she is thinking about ways that civilizations change and face crises, and I expect that WWII is still very much on her mind, but whether she's responding specifically to Asimov I don't know. Coincidentally, I plan to read Foundation this weekend so maybe I'll have more thoughts soon 1mo
Larkken Yes! I just read foundation for #classiclsfbc or otherwise I don‘t know I would have found it memorable. I could see why le guin might have wanted to create her own version though! 1mo
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KathyWheeler
Foundation | Isaac Asimov
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I really liked this book and will read others in the series. I found the way the Foundation sneakily forced its presence onto surrounding planets and the way it used religion to be very interesting. I could not walk on any of the wooded trails in this area because the yellow flies were just terrible! They forced me into sunnier spaces. #audiowalk #ClassicLSFBC

Suet624 💕💕💕 beautiful spaces 1mo
TheBookHippie So pretty. 1mo
KathyWheeler @Suet624 @TheBookHippie It is pretty there, but those yellow flies! 1mo
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KathyWheeler
Foundation | Isaac Asimov
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I walked in the morning, so it wasn‘t a hellscape out there. Still enjoying Foundation. I remember a fair amount of women in the tv series, but I think there‘s only been one in the book so far and she was a receptionist. #audiowalk #ClassicLSFBC

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KathyWheeler
Foundation | Isaac Asimov
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I had watched some of the tv series with my husband but never read the book. It‘s not what I was expecting, but I‘m really enjoying it. I‘m already more than half way through. #audiowalk #ClassicLSFBC