"The Hob Carpet" was very disturbing, but ultimately in a good way, I thought.
On 2009-01-22, Alicia Henn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I found it. Take a look at "Lester Young and the Jupiter's Moons' > Blues" by Gord Sellar in the July Asimov's. > Ian MacLeod's "The Hob Carpet" in the June Asimov's is worth > considering as well. > > I found myself skipping chunks of The Gambler when I read it. I'm a > Bacigalupi addict, but that wasn't one of my favorites. I like the > other one he had about the water utility manager better. > > If I could, I'd nominate Greg Egan's "Glory" for this year again. > > > Alicia > > > > On Jan 20, 2009, at 4:19 PM, Alicia Henn wrote: > > > > > It was "Divining Light" by Kosmatka and it was terrific. Also, there > > was that one about the space-travelling bluesman that was > > outstanding - either Asimov's or Analog. I'll find the title and > > author tonight. > > > > Alicia > > On Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at 01:31PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have recommended: > >> "The Gambler," Paolo Bacigallupi (FAST FORWARD 2)and the Ted > >> Kosmatka story > >> from ASIMOV'S with "Light" in the title -- I can't remember the > >> exact title. > >> I, too, am behind in my reading, but I know more stories will > >> occur to me. > >> I also liked Daryl Gergory's novel PANDEMONIUM. > >> Nan > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> In a message dated 1/20/2009 8:26:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > >> [email protected] writes: > >> > >> > >> In recent years, the Nebula awards have seemed a little random: > >> good > >> things get passed over, and some of the nominees are a bit odd. > >> Everyone laments it -- last year Locus called one of the nominees > >> unreadable. > >> > >> I suspect that (part of) the issue is that most SFWA members are > >> in a > >> condition similar to my own: I subscribe to F&SF, Analog, and > >> Asimovs, and am about 18 months behind in my reading of them. So, > >> it's very hit and miss; I nominate things I like as soon as I read > >> them, but I don't do anything like a broad reading of what was > >> published -- especially novels! > >> > >> I wonder if members in RSpec could post recommendations for things > >> that they read, published in the last year, that deserve > >> consideration > >> for a Nebula nomination. I'd be grateful, and would try to read it, > >> and would both vote and lobby for it if I agreed. Maybe others > >> among > >> us would do the same. (There are enough SFWA members in Rochester > >> that we could get something neglected noticed if not nominated -- 10 > >> SFWA member votes are needed to get something on the ballot.) And > >> maybe we can as a group kick around pros and cons, share > >> impressions, > >> engage in lofty criticism, etc. > >> > >> So, anybody read anything good that was published this last year? > >> > >> cd > >> > >> > >> ________ > >> > >> > >> FYI, to see what (little) I've done so far: my recommendations > >> have > >> been.... > >> > >> NOVELS > >> DiChario, Nick: Valley of Day-Glo > >> Doctorow, Cory: Little Brother > >> Gibson, William: Spook Country > >> Harrison, M. John: Nova Swing > >> Stross, Charles: Halting State > >> > >> [Sample bias: these are in fact all the eligible novels that I have > >> read this year! I should stretch a bit and read something that is > >> not > >> just exactly what I expect to want to read. (Three of these are > >> both > >> no longer eligible and didn't make the ballot, which I consider bad: > >> Gibson, Harrison, Stross.)] > >> > >> NOVELLAS > >> Kress, Nancy: The Erdmann Nexus > >> > >> [I thought the idea was really original -- reminding me of > >> Sturgeon or > >> Kornbluth -- with characterization that somehow pulls off many > >> narrators in a short space.] > >> > >> NOVELETTES > >> Kosmatka, Ted: Divining Light > >> Kosmatka, Ted: The Prophet of Flores > >> > >> [The Prophet has made it on the ballot.] > >> > >> SHORTS > >> Bacigalupi, Paolo: The Gambler > >> > >> [Woah.] > >> > >> SCRIPTS > >> Groening, Matt; Cohen, David X. and Keeler, Ken: Bender's Big Score > >> Stanton, Andrew: WALL-E > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> **************Inauguration '09: Get complete coverage from the > >> nation's > >> capital. ( > http://news.aol.com/main/politics/inauguration?ncid=emlcntusnews00000003 > >> ) > >> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- eric scoles ([email protected]) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
