The Nominees Little Brother by Cory Doctorow The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi Anathem by Neal Stephenson Saturn’s Children by Charles Stross The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation I’ve found that Hugo Award winning / nominated books tend to fluctuate in decade-long waves, in terms of how… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2009 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
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How I would vote now: 2021 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
The Nominees Piranesi by Susanna Clarke The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse Network Effect by Martha Wells The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation Network Effect was pretty good. In fact, it’s my favorite… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2021 Hugo Award (Best Novel)
Reading Resolution Update: May
My 2022 reading resolution: Read or DNF every novel that has won a Hugo or a Nebula award, and acquire all the good ones. When I first got the idea for this new year’s resolution six months ago, I was reading maybe 30-60 pages every other day, with no real goal or direction. My wife… Continue reading Reading Resolution Update: May
Reading Resolution Update: Before 2022
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 was going to keep track of my reading resolution this year by mentioning each book and what I liked or didn’t like about it, why I DNFed it if I… Continue reading Reading Resolution Update: Before 2022
George R.R. Martin may not be your bitch, but I am
Last week, George R.R. Martin surprised no one and disappointed everyone when he announced that The Winds of Winter would not come out before the next season of the Game of Thrones TV series that covers the events in that book. He apologized profusely to his fans, most of whom seemed to take it graciously, at least… Continue reading George R.R. Martin may not be your bitch, but I am
Trope Tuesday: Bittersweet Ending
WARNING! CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR AMERICAN GODS, LAGAAN, LORD OF THE RINGS, TREASURE ISLAND, AND CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON. And he sang to them, now in the Elven-tongue, now in the speech of the West, until their hearts, wounded with sweet words, overflowed, and their joy was like swords, and they passed in thought out to… Continue reading Trope Tuesday: Bittersweet Ending
Trope Tuesday: Pet the Dog
The basic principle behind this trope is that when you want your readers to feel some kind of sympathy toward a character, have them pet a puppy / puppy equivalent. Often used to show who the good guy is, but can also be used to add depth to a villain. I first learned about this… Continue reading Trope Tuesday: Pet the Dog