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Chrisull Aug 2019 11:45am, 12 Aug 2019 14,969 posts	0 Chrisull Here the aliens are receptive to the word, but they seem already "without sin". They run a kind of communistic, ego-less enterprise. There are quite a few secrets, like where did the previous missionary go, that need unravelling and I suspect they will be quite dark.
Love Lettuce Aug 2019 12:02pm, 12 Aug 2019 170 posts	0 Love Lettuce A Case of Conscience sounds interesting. Jesuits in space rang a bell, but the book I've read is The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. It turns out that Jesuits in space is a recurring theme (https://www.adherents.com/lit/sf_jesuit.html) - who knew?
Peregrinator Aug 2019 12:08pm, 12 Aug 2019 37 posts	0 Peregrinator A kind of mirror to these catholic themes is Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter J Miller.
GregP Aug 2019 3:39pm, 12 Aug 2019 113,889 posts	0 GregP 100 pages in and the Clinton/Patterson Thing is excellent, much to my surprise and delight. Very much reminiscent of Sorkin’s peerless television West Wing
LindsD Aug 2019 4:26pm, 12 Aug 2019 28,900 posts	0 LindsD Now I'm interested.
LazyDaisy Aug 2019 6:48pm, 12 Aug 2019 27,523 posts	0 LazyDaisy Is it indeed, Greg? That's a pretty strong recommendation, I must look out for it.
McGoohan Aug 2019 7:45pm, 12 Aug 2019 40,783 posts	0 McGoohan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3VHK1NXIBw
Diogenes Aug 2019 7:57pm, 12 Aug 2019 39,203 posts	0 Diogenes As I’ve never seen West Wing this review is unhelpful in the extreme. Gives it a thumbs down and a 1star review on Amazon.
LindsD Aug 2019 8:11pm, 12 Aug 2019 28,904 posts	0 LindsD I think you might like it, Dio. The West Wing, that is.
McGoohan Aug 2019 8:11pm, 12 Aug 2019 40,784 posts	0 McGoohan Jed Bartlet - the best president we never had

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Unofficial books, underground discussion, MASSIVE SPOILERS.

Some of the most discussed books include:

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
(mind-bending mystery with halls and statues)
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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (geriatric murder mystery from Britain's tallest comedic brainbox)
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The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
(Memoir of a homeless couple walking the SWCP)
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Milkman by Anna Burns
(Superlative prize-winning fiction)
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The Player Of Games by Iain M. Banks (Sci-Fi)
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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley (weird steampunk)
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