4.19 avg rating — 263,817 ratings

"It's wonderful! It's got an amazing plot and it's literature. Two other pluses -- 1) It's by a woman author. SF has a derth of women writing. 2) It's by a person of color about a person of color. I'd like to challenge the club to some needed diversity."

3.86 avg rating — 88,731 ratings

"Some of the science has become dated, but the idea isn't. It has great world-building, character development and plot. A rare SF trifecta."

3.85 avg rating — 61,508 ratings

"A fun book with characters and a world you really care about. In a zombie Apocalypse, that's important."

4.04 avg rating — 44,506 ratings

"A new classic. "

4.31 avg rating — 271,711 ratings

"Another good one, but I like Parable of the Sower better."

4.15 avg rating — 2,426,380 ratings

"A classic and oddly prescient for today. Like Butler, bonus -- it's literature!"

3.85 avg rating — 100,688 ratings

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