2019 April - The First Men in the Moon

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Our book of the month for April is The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

I have read three chapters so far and finding it is a fun read.
We have a mad scientist creating a substance that will lift things off the ground and a young man, failed business man and would-be playwright, going off into space to see what is on the moon.
I had no idea that the book would be so funny, but it is.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

In chapter 11, our two intrepid explorers encounter mooncalfs and the inhabitants of the moon, the Selenites.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

So far this has been a fast and entertaining read-and totally unrealistic.

[Book Nerd]

It is kind of unrealistic. I guess the substance could be exotic matter.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Exotic is a good way to describe the subject matter.

[Book Nerd]

I mean this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exotic_...
The negative mass part.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

That is interesting Book Nerd. I was a literture major so science is not my strong point.
I always think it is fascinating when things in science fiction books turn out to be true, later on, as well as the technology.