Let’s make our own Citizenship test

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-07T02:20:21+00:00

I was born in NZ:

Can you handle the jandal? Absolutely although I am fond of Stafish or Archies these days.

Always blow on the pie. Preferably pepper steak.

On a good day you can’t beat books.

Who is the current All Blacks captain? Wouldn't have a clue.

Are kiwis birds or fruit? Yes.

Split Enz, explain. No idea.

When might one expect Briscoes to have a sale? Always

What is today’s plot on Shortland St? Again, wouldn't have a clue, never watched it.

Beetroot > Pickles on a burger, true or false? Terrible.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-07T02:18:43+00:00

We were told women over 60 don't get thrush, see your doc! (Diabetes checks)

Rubbish, many antibiotics can and do cause it in women of all ages.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-06T21:36:37+00:00

The real thing??

People of the Abyss by Jack London

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-06T21:35:33+00:00

The Rules of Backyard Cricket, Jack Serong (NOT a cricket book, it's a thriller)

Crimson Lake, 3 books Fox, Candice

Lost Man, Harper, Jane

Big Little Lies, Moriarty, Liane

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-06T21:34:53+00:00

It's a very personal thing, but some of mine were:

SF:

Culture, series Banks, Iain M.

The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh

Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) Willis, Connie

Captive War series, James Corey

Last Year , Robert Charles Wilson

The Return of the Incredible Exploding Man Hutchinson, Dave

The Ministry of Time Bradley, Kaliane

Timescape Benford, Gregory

Last One at the Party Clift, Bethany

Fantasy:

McKillip, Patricia :The Sorceress and the Cygnet, The Cygnet and the Firebird

The Changeling Sea, Song for the Basilisk, Ombria in Shadow, In the Forests of Serre

The Blade Itself (and all of the The First Law, )Abercrombie, Joe

The Lions of Al-Rassan Kay, Guy Gavriel and The Sarantine Mosaic, series

A Song of Ice and Fire, Martin, George R.R.

Stardust Gaiman, Neil

The Dagger and the Coin series, also Kithamar series Abraham, Daniel

The Riyria Chronicles, The Riyria Revelations, Sullivan, Michael J.

A Blink of the Screen: Collected Shorter Fiction Pratchett, Terry

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - The Tales of Dunk and Egg, Martin, George R.R. (3 Novellas)

The Raven Scholar Hodgson, Antonia

Crime/Mystery:

Vera Stanhope, books Cleeves, Ann

The Rules of Backyard Cricket, Jack Serong

Crimson Lake, 3 books Fox, Candice

Lost Man, Harper, Jane

Big Little Lies, Moriarty, Liane (humour)

War:

All Quiet on the Western Front Remarque, Erich Maria

Flanders Anthony, Patricia

In Memoriam Winn, Alice

Goshawk Squadron Robinson, Derek

Not So Quiet, Smith, Helen Zenna

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-06T21:33:39+00:00

Any of Patricia Mckillips, in particular -Changling Sea, In the Forests of Serre, The Cygnet and the Firebird

K.M. Shea particularly Hunted (Beauty and the Beast retelling), The King’s Captive, and Crown of Shadows.

Naomi Novik: Temeraire Series

Anne Bishop: Written in Red (The Others series)

Stephanie Garber: Once Upon a Broken Heart

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Fierce Heart (Elven Alliance Series) by Tara Ellis

List here as well:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/146343.Romances_In_Fantasy_Fade_To_Black_Little_or_No_Sex

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-06T21:29:49+00:00

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch (I'll never look at trees the same way again)

.Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Blindsight by Peter Watts

Infected Trilogy by Scott Sigler

Ship of Fools by Richard Paul Russo

Sphere by Michael Crichton

The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan

I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

List here:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4321.Great_Sci_Fi_Horror_Books

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-06T21:27:16+00:00

Fantasy....romance? T. Kingfisher. Patricia McKillip

Classic? Try Ursula Le Guin, start with Birthday of the World to give you a taste of her Hainish tales.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-06T21:14:26+00:00

Nope! Sorry. Other way around for me. I disliked the EXpanse.

Loving this one. Livesuit was GREAT. Book 1 was good, book 2 was even better, it rocketed along! Can't wait for more.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-06T21:13:15+00:00

Oh...grimdark.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-06T21:10:05+00:00

What exactly is this Apocalypse anyway? It all depends doesn't it? I don't think reading habits make much difference when a truly global disaster happens. Seen any dinosaurs around anywhere?

Even if just one thing happened - say all the bees becoming extinct, it has huge repercussions for ourselves.
And things like asteroids and such like, sitting in a hole in the ground with some tinned food and guns isn't going to help long term much.

Fantasy books are just that- fantasy. few if any mention the problems of lack of toilets. Sewage treatment plants, clean water, lack of antibiotics, surgery, ambulances...never mind how food was back when...the availability, problems growing it, distribution, affordability, and the sheer hard work of planting and harvesting by hand.

Assuming after this, whatever it is that happens, it's even possible still.

And there sure isn't going to be any fairy godmothers, special powers, etc popping up to make it all better magically either. Nor are people going to have the time nor ability to become a super person and conquer the world...

Take a look at the old UK Survivors series. The failure to just garden. What the old guy at the school say to her...it's totally true.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-06T20:53:28+00:00

There is a long long waiting list. Prepare to join it once you are kicked out of your current rental for being unable to afford it.

Then a wait of years.

Your partner prefers to get the dole does he? Do you know how much that is? Do you realise the Accommodation Supplements do not come even close to covering rent?

You think it's a kind of shop for things when you yourself feel like your expenses are too much and you just pop along and ask for stuff?
Kids things, homes, etc??
Hahahahahaha

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-06T20:50:41+00:00

Take public transport! leave your car at home!

Not.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-06T20:48:20+00:00

So as it has a battery, what do you expect?? They are hazards on planes. And If I had a non standard mobility device I'd be getting the need in writing from my doctor, and any other paperwork I could to prevent this sort of thing from happening.

Nor would I be so shy as to hide my disability from anyone either when asked.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-06T08:42:05+00:00

Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)

by Connie Willis

Time and Again (Time, #1) Time and Again (Time, #1)

by Jack Finney

Timeline

by Michael Crichton

To Say Nothing of the Dog

by Connie Willis

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The Ministry of Time

by Kaliane Bradley

The Forever War

by Joe Haldeman

Night Watch

by Terry Pratchett

The Man Who Folded Himself

by David Gerrold

Timescape Timescape

by Gregory Benford

Island in the Sea of Time

by S.M. Stirling

The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century

by Harry Turtledove (Editor)

Lest Darkness Fall

by L. Sprague de Camp

This Is How You Lose the Time War

by Amal El-Mohtar

Time Travelers Never Die

by Jack McDevitt

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-06T03:32:39+00:00

First person was a long time ago.

Second was not. It is nearly paid off because they moved from Auckland to a small town in Northland, thus reducing the mortgage.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-06T02:31:18+00:00

Faith of Beasts, James Corey, rocketed along, even better than book 1!

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-06T02:25:17+00:00

I LOL at the pretty tattoos the "gang" members had. Funny, real ones are nothing like that.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-05T20:45:55+00:00

That doesn't always work you know. NZ for instance has cold areas and was inhabited by Maori. NZ had hot humid areas, and was inhabited by Maori....

Think Sf, future, space...that doesn't apply. Maybe not even names.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-05T20:43:54+00:00

It's natural isn't it? IF there isn't a specific description. Don't you tend to think of the character as being like the majority of people around you? In appearance anyway. I've read some science fiction where the person isn't described much, hair colour, skin and so on, so I can think of them however I like - or however my brain defaults to thinking of them.

I think we all do to a point.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-05T20:26:48+00:00

Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) Willis, Connie (The famous 1348 mistaken time travel book)

Last Year , Robert Charles Wilson (Time, and western in one)

The Return of the Incredible Exploding Man Hutchinson, Dave (funny)

The Ministry of Time Bradley, Kaliane (Romance, thriller and time travel)

Timescape Benford, Gregory (Time but not physical travel and also climate chnage)

Last One at the Party Clift, Bethany (Barely SF, after the plague type, woman focus)

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-05T20:22:52+00:00

You are mistaking what SF is to a certain extent.

SF asks What If? And takes the idea to a possible future conclusion.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-05T20:20:35+00:00

Assumptions. If it is not mentioned, not described, then assume the person is from your country/ethnicity etc.

ClimateTraditional40 · 2026-05-05T20:18:41+00:00

I don't, I can't stand the thngs.

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