Aaron’s Comments (group member since Jul 29, 2013)

Aaron’s comments from the Literally Geeky group.

With our fourth birthday coming up in July, we're once again turning the reigns over to you!

All June long, we're taking your suggestions for our anniversary pick - either tweet us @LiterallyGeeky or leave them here. Each title will be added to our new and improved Wheel of Destiny (Lara's promised to make it fancy) which we'll spin at the end of our hangout to determine the winner!

It can be anything. Have a favorite author we've yet to read? Perhaps one who deserves another shot? (Looking at you, Scalzi.) Maybe even a genre we've never tried? We want you to suggest it!

Be sure to tune into our Dante Club discussion on June 28th to see who wins!

Hearing this month's book described as a fantasy western, another series immediately came to mind - Stephen King's The Dark Tower.

First, a confession: I've never read it.

I know, I know. Nerd status revoked.

But I would like to know if you have. And if so, would you recommend it? Are you hyped for the upcoming film adaptation?

Something to say about this month's book that just can't wait until the hangout? This is the place for it!

I'll admit to having no idea what to expect going into the Incorruptibles, but the positive blurbs on the back of the book by some authors whose work I enjoy has my hopes up.

Any of you familiar with this series or author John Hornor Jacobs' other books?

Something to say about this month's book that just can't wait until the hangout? You've come to the right thread!

Any fans of the author's xkcd web comic here?

Have something to say about pirate love that just can't wait until the hangout? This is the place for it, perverts!

"Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind."

We've definitely broken that rule.

Something to say about our first pick of 2017 that can't wait until the hangout? You know what to do!

I may lose some geek-cred with a few of you, but I've neither read this before nor seen the film. Guess it's time to change that...

Something to say about the tale of Sir Gawain that can't wait until the hangout? You've come to the right place!

I'm curious to know if anyone is reading a translation/version by an author other than Jessie L. Weston?

Anyone read the Tolkien version?

As discussed in last night's hangout - considering how much we tend to panic when the wifi goes down, I'd say not long.

However, if I were somehow able to survive the initial panic and devastation, I'd like to think I would do something similar to what Carl did in the novel with his Museum of Civilization. But for comic books.

Something to say about this month's book that just can't wait until the hangout? This is the place!

Station Eleven has been on my radar for a while now. The idea of a (hopefully) uplifting tale set in a post-apocalyptic world is a refreshing change from the normal doom and gloom of the subgenre.

Looking forward to reading it with you all!

You know the drill.

This is the spot for any and all book discussion that just can't wait until the hangout.

I've read this book before, but it's been a while and I honestly don't recall that much about it - which may or may not be a bad sign...

Hey, look! I said the same thing last year.

I need some new material...

Sign me up again!

Just - please, no more blood-stained books.

Cheesecake. You all lose.

It's almost time to celebrate another year of being Literally Geeky, and as tradition mandates, we're turning the reigns over to you!

Once again we're taking your suggestions for our July pick right up until our next hangout on June 27th, where we'll select a random winner live on the air!

In previous years, we've used polls and even dice to narrow down your recommendations and determine our anniversary read. This time a wheel may or may not be involved...

Anyway, leave your suggestions below. Let's hear 'em!

I was really tempted to keep the Jurassic June theme going next month and choose another dinosaur themed book.

Sure, we've read about shapeshifting and clone dinosaurs, but never a story told from the perspective of one!

I was going to pick Raptor Red by renowned paleontologist Robert T. Bakker, but had a change of heart once I got my copy and leafed through it.

It just didn't feel like a book that would garner a lot of interest from everyone. Which isn't to say that I won't read it on my own later...

I was a little apprehensive with this pick. Usually, I try to avoid reading the same genre twice in a row, but this seemed more akin to a fairy tale than the Palace Job's quirky heist themed fantasy.

Plus, I thought we'd give the Nebula Awards a chance, even after the Hugos let us down a bit with the Three Body Problem.

A bit of both, actually. I love worlds populated with dragons, elves, and goblins as much as the next fantasy geek. But, at the same time, a little bit of realism doesn't hurt either.

Example: I love the way Patrick Rothfuss bases the magic of his Kingkiller Chronicle world on things like alchemy and chemistry.

First time for me, too. Hoping for some good laughs.

I've been meaning to read Christopher Moore again. I still think The Stupidest Angel is the funniest book we've read as a club.