tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post854352735240414482..comments2024-03-28T21:13:43.603+09:00Comments on What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse...: NPR Listener Poll of the 100 Best SF/F NovelsDennis Laffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post-46515212289669147862011-08-12T13:08:46.506+09:002011-08-12T13:08:46.506+09:00Shannara rates one rank above Howard's Conan o...Shannara rates one rank above Howard's Conan on that list, too. Sad, ain't it?Dennis Laffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post-78430008501992066302011-08-12T12:49:48.993+09:002011-08-12T12:49:48.993+09:00No Brunner? No Delaney? No Ballard? No Burroughs? ...No Brunner? No Delaney? No Ballard? No Burroughs? Either of them?<br /><br />There are some classic books on there but come on...no Effinger? No Bear?<br /><br />Ok...for substitutions:<br /><br />Dhalgren<br />Jagged Orbit<br />The Sheep Look Up<br />Stand on Zanzibar<br />Shockwave Rider<br />J.G. Ballard-Complete Short Stories (Plus most novels)<br />Blood Music<br />When Gravity Failsxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17814063435676111475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post-28813163342757749242011-08-12T12:04:04.279+09:002011-08-12T12:04:04.279+09:00This is just about the most depressing goddamned t...This is just about the most depressing goddamned thing I've ever read, right up there with the Modern Library reader's poll wherein the top two fiction slots were occupied by Ayn Rand and the third by L. Ron Hubbard.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155926145150934199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post-56091855457861290202011-08-12T11:53:13.058+09:002011-08-12T11:53:13.058+09:00In my opinion Ender's Game shouldn't even ...In my opinion Ender's Game shouldn't even be on the list at all, let alone #3! <br />I'll never understand why people like that piece of crap, let alone praise it. Can anyone enlighten me?<br /><br />I agree about the Wheel of Time ---I was so bored struggling through the first book, I can't imagine having read the whole lot.<br />But I will admit I did enjoy the Song of Ice and Fire... heh-hehPaulhttp://www.youtube.com/user/theBeatoffsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post-81375704367224670172011-08-12T10:13:02.321+09:002011-08-12T10:13:02.321+09:00Whoops, sorry, that's from NPR not PBS. Post ...Whoops, sorry, that's from NPR not PBS. Post title edited.Dennis Laffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post-50035916694183878022011-08-12T10:00:26.073+09:002011-08-12T10:00:26.073+09:00Haha, yeah, this is a popular opinion poll, not a ...Haha, yeah, this is a popular opinion poll, not a ranking by literary critics, or of sales over time, or anything like that. Just what random yahoos who went to the PBS website had to say.<br /><br />IMO, Wheel of Time shouldn't be in the top 20, but hey, it's a popular series so people vote for it.Dennis Laffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post-56166619164761254672011-08-12T07:45:46.840+09:002011-08-12T07:45:46.840+09:00A Song of Ice and Fire does not belong in the top ...A Song of Ice and Fire does not belong in the top ten.aka Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840169407835436058noreply@blogger.com