tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post3449294530923134869..comments2023-06-14T10:38:45.174-05:00Comments on A Nerd's Country Journal: The "50 Most Significant Science Fiction Novels of the Last 50 Years" MemeJeff Heberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13732306951663286466noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-37940085806245116012007-03-14T00:33:00.000-05:002007-03-14T00:33:00.000-05:00i totally have to agree about ender's game. i've r...i totally have to agree about ender's game. i've read it a million times, and i finally read ender's shadow last week, which was fantastic. i liked speaker for the dead too, but for some reason the later wiggin books were lost on me. <BR/><BR/>oh, and douglas adams was amazing. think of his work as monty python for sci-fi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-81469090653848765632007-03-13T13:22:00.000-05:002007-03-13T13:22:00.000-05:00Good additions to the list Geo and Trey, thanks.An...Good additions to the list Geo and Trey, thanks.<BR/><BR/>And yes, John, you're the only one who doesn't like Hitchhiker's. Nyah!<BR/><BR/>It's fundamentally a humorous series, not to be taken too seriously, and like all humor it hits different people in different ways. Not everyone finds the same things funny, so it's understandable that you didn't like it as much as others do. <BR/><BR/>Bah, that's too nice. You're wrong wrong wrongity wrong!!<BR/><BR/>Ahem.Jeff Heberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732306951663286466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-44060850235188647932007-03-13T13:02:00.000-05:002007-03-13T13:02:00.000-05:00Am I the only person who thinks Hitchhiker's Guide...Am I the only person who thinks Hitchhiker's Guide is grossly overrated? I remember reading it when it first came out and being less than overwhelmed by it, as the prevailing popular opinion seemed to be just ga-ga about it. I read some of Adams' Dirk Gentry PI stuff, and thought is was just lame. I re-read Hitchhiker's a couple of years ago, thinking I would go see the movie, and I was surprised to find that I still didn't think it was all that great. Overstretched, shooting for a "silly" that just comes off as "stupid," it reads like a spastic 13-year old wrote it. Which, if I'm not mistaken, is just about right.<BR/><BR/>(and no, I didn't go see the movie.)Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168723389553636372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-7221480479756735182007-03-13T13:00:00.000-05:002007-03-13T13:00:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168723389553636372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-72595689399417201342007-03-13T11:57:00.000-05:002007-03-13T11:57:00.000-05:00I'm not much for lists, but I'd certainly like to ...I'm not much for lists, but I'd certainly like to add a few choices to these. And yes, ENDER'S GAME, and the rest of the Xenocide series should be much higher.<BR/><BR/>HYPERION, by Dan Simmons. Great ensemble of characters and a complex story, which merely gets more complex with subsequent books.<BR/>Elements of fantasy, cyber-punk, and sci-fi.<BR/><BR/>Two short stories by Harlan Ellison have also stayed with me for years. "REPENT, HARLEQUIN!" SAID THE TICKTOCKMAN, and I HAVE NO MOUTH, AND I MUST SCREAM are chilling, wonderfully written fiction. <BR/><BR/>Enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-18394586336064203122007-03-12T23:03:00.000-05:002007-03-12T23:03:00.000-05:00Can't argue a whole lot with the list, especially ...Can't argue a whole lot with the list, especially JRR Tolkein's epic and genius work and the Dune work. These certainly would be at the top of my list. <BR/><BR/>Although these may not be "significant", I personally just really enjoyed the following:<BR/><BR/>1. Hiero's Journey. Sterling Lanier. Just an excellent read and a fun genre mix of fantasy and SF that, for some reason, just clicked with me. <BR/><BR/>2. For significance mainly, I really loved CS Lewis's "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" when i was quite young, waaaay before the movie. Probably didn't make it becauase it is obviously written for certain age. <BR/><BR/>3. Raymond Feist: Magician: Apprentice. A tale done just right. <BR/><BR/>4. Why didn't any of the Conan novels make it? For significance it was a catalyst for interest in the 70's, but I especially loved the Marvel comic series issues 1-15 or so. <BR/><BR/>5. Lawrence Watt Evans: The Lords of Dus books. Loved em. <BR/><BR/>6. Barbara Hambly: The Darwath Trilogy; couldn't wait to read the next one. <BR/><BR/>7. Nancy Springer: Chance. The very way she writes is mystical, almost enchanting as if you're transported into a primevil forest just with the language. <BR/><BR/>8. Okay, I'm embarrased to admit it, but those Xanth novels were just a heck of a lot of fun to read. I can't be the only one. <BR/><BR/>9. Patricia McKillip: Riddle-Master of Hed trilogy. Cool characters, moves along and she sings when she writes. <BR/><BR/>10. Kind of surprised neither the Berserker series by Saberhagen nor the Foundation Earth series made it only because they seemed so popular. <BR/><BR/>11. Recently re-read "The Invisible Man" and, for its day, was a classic and I was reminded why when I read it again; it uses the timeless secret of using a genre to look into the human psyche. Was there some kind of time cutoff or something? <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the list; there's a lot of good recommendations here - so little time, so many good reads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com