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Post by wireman on Jan 25, 2023 13:16:12 GMT
The discussion for today is Asleep In Armageddon by Ray Bradbury
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Post by wireman on Jan 25, 2023 13:52:54 GMT
Bradbury has a good twist with this story as it's about an astronaut that has crashed in space and is in trouble but he's not in trouble for the usual reasons. It's not the crash or mechanical issues or lack of food and water that is the problem. The planet the astronaut crashed on at first seems trouble free and an ideal place to wait to be rescued. Aliens he can't see invade his mind while he sleeps and turn this sci-fi tale into a bit of a physiological horror story. Bradbury does a good job shifting from tranquil to scary.
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Post by wireman on Jan 25, 2023 14:37:57 GMT
I found it hilarious that the astronaut was reading War and Peace to stay awake. I thought War & Peace had the opposite effect. 
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Post by spideyman on Jan 25, 2023 15:55:21 GMT
A good sci fi story with some added horror. Rescue is at hand, but the mind will soon play it's own tricks. Good twist ending.
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Post by wireman on Jan 26, 2023 19:14:45 GMT
The discussion for next Wednesday will be a dystopian tale, 2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut
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