Gene Wolfe is super famous but I have somehow never read any of his stuff. Perhaps I'll rectify that one day but honestly, I could spend years reading just noteworthy works by well-known authors. There is so much to read O_O
The book has a bunch of descriptions of space lol. I say go for it. Perhaps I'll watch the movie this year.
I always assumed the story was about a ship AI trying to kill the crew "for their own good" or something but no, Hal is just a bump in the road of the plot.
Yeah, I like the look of the tabletop one, but I don't even have a free tabletop to put it on, let alone $400 
I wonder how heavy it is
It's hard for me to imagine society getting to the point described in the novel, but their system would be nigh unstoppable once in place.
The Left Hand of Darkness is a really solid choice if you're going to read just one of the books I mentioned. And if you can finagle someone else into reading it, all the better! Definitely a good book to talk about.
Trust me, you're not missing too much if you skip Ready Player One lol
I wish I had been able to watch 2001 right after reading it. But from what I read about it, the book and movie were developed at the same time, though there are some differences, like the book featuring Saturn but the movie going to Jupiter because Kubrick didn't think they could make the rings convincing. After hearing about Hal my whole life, I was shocked to discover he was only in the middle third of the novel.
Asimov is my all around favorite author. I haven't read all the Foundation novels he wrote later on but that initial trilogy...oh man. SO GOOD. I don't think I even have a copy of The Gods Themselves but don't worry, I'll rectify that sooner or later 
Have you read his Lucky Starr series? Those are such fun adventure stories.
Vinge's A Fire Upon the Deep is a book I did blog about a couple years ago and I remember you chiming in then. His books are always flush with interesting ideas.
I recently picked up a copy of The Dispossessed. After how good The Left Hand of Darkness was, I'm looking forward to reading it this year.
I haven't even tried the Spirits mode yet lol
I haven't had a chance to think about what's coming out this year. We'll probably get Yoshi and maybe Animal Crossing and/or Luigi's Mansion 3. I'm starting to develop a noticeable Switch backlog 
Smash definitely best with others but unlocking characters really does it for me. I love that stuff.
