The Nominees Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold Bone Dance by Emma Bull Xenocide by Orson Scott Card All the Weyrs of Pern by Anne McCaffrey Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick The Summer Queen by Joan D. Vinge The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation I have a confession to make. That… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 1992 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
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How I Would Vote Now: 2003 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
The Nominees Kiln People by David Brin The Scar by China Mieville The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted (Abstain) Explanation None of these books were so bad/woke that I felt No… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 2003 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
Why books written by mothers are better than books written by childless women
I never know which posts of mine China Mike Glyer is going to pick up for his pixel scroll, or whatever he calls the daily bucket of chum that he feeds the folks over at File 770 (the ones who aren’t Chinese bots, anyway). I’ve written at much greater length about my 2022 reading resolution… Continue reading Why books written by mothers are better than books written by childless women
Reading Resolution Update: February
My 2022 reading resolution: Read or DNF every novel that has won a Hugo or a Nebula award, and acquire all the good ones. I didn’t read nearly as many books in February as I did in January. Part of that might have been enthusiasm for the resolution waning a bit, but a good chunk… Continue reading Reading Resolution Update: February