tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post983990920064205587..comments2023-10-30T05:15:17.509-07:00Comments on The Blue Fairy's Bookshelf: NPR List of Top 100 SF/F Books and SeriesLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-32014131149716524182011-08-20T15:24:24.595-07:002011-08-20T15:24:24.595-07:00@Jesse: I was pretty sure you were the person I kn...@Jesse: I was pretty sure you were the person I knew who loved the Amber books. I think of you whenever I almost take them out of the library or almost buy them from a dying Borders, etc. My friend Katrina swears by Kushiel's etc... so it's on the list to try.<br /><br />@Colin: A Fire Upon The Deep will be on the TBR list soon enough if I go through with my plan to try to read all the Hugo winners. And I haven't actually sat through 2001 the movie either. I did work with Keir Dullea once, though. Erin says that the tone/subtext of the book The Princess Bride is fairly different than the movie, and maybe I'll get around to it one day.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-592444702089012782011-08-20T10:21:45.065-07:002011-08-20T10:21:45.065-07:00A Fire Upon the Deep is awesome, but if you read i...A Fire Upon the Deep is awesome, but if you read it you should turn around and then read Deepness in the Sky (which isn't on this list) next. You need to be in the mood for spaceships though. <br /><br />The Culture books are really interesting, but don't feel like you need to read through them in order (or need to start with Consider Phlebas because all the books are stand alone). Just read the synopsis and pick one that sounds interesting.<br /><br />The Road was almost good and has some great imagery, but it always felt like Cormac McCarthy wasn't quite willing to admit that things were as horrible as they really were.<br /><br />The later Hyperion books aren't as interesting as the first, but they do tie up all the loose ends from the first book as well as being good in their own right. <br /><br />Canticle for Leibowitz is really interesting but has been rehashed so many times we all know the main themes by now. It's also super catholic.<br /><br />If you liked 2001 the movie you should read 2001 since it's like the movie but more. If you didn't like 2001 you probably shouldn't read 2001 for the same reason. It's slow, full of conversations between two people who are on a mission together, and a computer that loses its shit. Also exploration on the development of consciousness, space exploration, technological advancement, and a bunch of other related themes.<br /><br />You are a bad person for not having read Do Androids Dream...<br /><br />The Princess Bride is actually a lot closer to the film version than you give it credit for, though the asides are different (and more ridiculous). It also is wonderful.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086306586555494469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-8331205845257732832011-08-19T20:01:59.184-07:002011-08-19T20:01:59.184-07:00The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is probably Heinlein&...The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is probably Heinlein's best, and I think you'd like it. The Amber series I love but it might not be up your ally. I already ranted about The Eyre Affair on Facebook, so go read it!<br /><br />Skip the Belgariad, but you don't need to know that. Ringworld is highly worth the read, if you're in a hard SF mood. The Sword of Truth sucks, skip that one. I wasn't that razzed by the Farseer, and I think agree with you. I think I don't read her because she's Serious and Depressing. Chris loves Old Man's War, but I haven't read it. The Kushiel books are amazing, but they are very concerned with Beauty, and how Beautiful people are. It is is surprisingly not annoying, but it might drive you crazy, being Lindsay and all. I've never gotten through the Culture series, or rather, the first book. I suspect they are good, because the first book is almost awesome but I hate the storytelling. The Book of the New Sun is amazing, too, but you really have to be in the mood for it. The main character is a torturer, and the world is very weird. <br /><br />Did I mention The Eyre Affair? It's rather good. It takes place in a world where pirated first edition and fake lost Shakespeare plays are more profitable on the black market than narcotics.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057230575604873733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-89929740361561273172011-08-19T19:28:28.503-07:002011-08-19T19:28:28.503-07:00@Red: To be fair, I did really like Watchmen when ...@Red: To be fair, I did really like Watchmen when I first read it, but I've cooled on it a lot over time. I hope you'll investigate some other graphic novels sometime, maybe action-comedy is more your pace? I know it's mine. Or you can ignore superheroes entirely and there's a lot being done in fantasy, memoir and children's genres with graphic storytelling.<br /><br />@jenemoore: Maybe I will, thanks for the recommendation!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-87149643695549474292011-08-19T19:18:14.686-07:002011-08-19T19:18:14.686-07:00It's so good to hear from someone else who thi...It's so good to hear from someone else who thinks that Wicked is terribly overrated. It had the potential to be interesting, but really it didn't manage it.<br /><br />You really, really need to read Flowers for Algernon. Just take an afternoon and do the whole thing in one gulp; it's short. But it's incredible. (Knowing the plot means nothing, the writing is everything.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-23620591578937240612011-08-19T13:59:42.968-07:002011-08-19T13:59:42.968-07:00Thanks for posting this. I had voted in this but f...Thanks for posting this. I had voted in this but forgot to check back when all the votes were counted and the list was decided. Your description of Watchmen as a lot of violence and posturing is exactly what I thought of it and probably because it's the only graphic novel I've read. That said I can't say I have a lot of interest to try other ones.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.com