Mary Kowal won the Campbell for best new writer last year, so her stories are in the public attention. It makes a difference. And although I too thought that story was slight, in general she is a terrific writer. Nan In a message dated 6/12/2009 2:40:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
I just listened to this (RoboMonkey) during lunch. I know I should reserve my opinion until the meeting, but I'll be away the week of the next meeting, so I'll say here that it left me really flat. If I'd just stumbled upon it in a magazine, I would have thought, "That was cute," but nominated for a Hugo? It makes me think I'm missing something major - either in the story or in the tastes of the reading public. And if I might be so bold - it's not spec fiction. The robo-monkeyness had nothing to do with the story. Replace the monkey with a troubled child and the story reads exactly the same. -- Jonathan Sherwood Sr. Science & Technology Press Officer University of Rochester 585-273-4726 On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Eric Scoles <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: ah-HAH! I tricked you into GIVING ME THE ANSWER! BWA-HA-HA-HA! On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 12:52 PM, cd <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: > Yes, but: Do they fling slavebot poo? If you listen to the stories, you'll get the answer flung at you, wrapped in your coupon. -- eric scoles ([email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) ) **************Shop Dell’s full line of Laptops now starting at $349! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221881320x1201406166/aol?redir=http:%2F%2 Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B215218036%3B37264217%3Bz) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
