NPR Reader's Top 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books
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OrbWeaver
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I've read 18 of the 100 books/series on that list. Many of the ones I haven't read on that list are on my "to-read" list.
J-Dubya 777
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I didn't count, but I've read quite a few of those.....Lucifer's Hammer is one of my favorite books, been a while, I should revisit it again...
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I've read 18 of the books/series on the list... Mostly the fantasy stuff, I really need to delve more into Sci-fi... Good list, tho. Some stuff in there that's got my interest...
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spag
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Way more than 100 books. They throw "series" in there a ton, which can really add up. How many books in the Xanth series? A lot of books didn't place where I thought they would. Rama #76? Kingskiller beats Snowcrash? Thankfully NO HARRY POTTER.
I've read a ton of them though, didn't count. Some on my list still, some zero interest, and when my studying ends, I'll go back to reading more. I miss it a lot, but feel guilty if I'm reading something other than organic chem.
I've read a ton of them though, didn't count. Some on my list still, some zero interest, and when my studying ends, I'll go back to reading more. I miss it a lot, but feel guilty if I'm reading something other than organic chem.
OrbWeaver
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I'm surprised the Xanth series made it in, given how much criticism the series has taken over the years. I enjoyed those books when I was a teenager, though.
spag
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Exactly. I would hope that it got there due to nostalgia.
Interesting a lot of Hugo winners didn't make it on there that I would have thought would. Startide Rising? Gateway? Fountains of Paradise?
Interesting a lot of Hugo winners didn't make it on there that I would have thought would. Startide Rising? Gateway? Fountains of Paradise?
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You have to remember that this is a reader's popularity list, not a critic's list. A lot of Hugo winners are relatively unknown.
Yep.
Poor Tad Williams was a little miffed about not making the cut. Most everyone on that list deserved to be there (although I saw 3 or 4 that made me wonder), but so did Tad. I was kind of surprised MST didn't make it!
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It's as well written as Name, but the storyline isn't as gripping. I found myself rushing through sections that didn't push the story along. That said, it's still better than 90% of what I've read this year.
I've read at least 30 of those (including many of the series). It's a fairly good list, though it misses out on some of the best (Jack Vance and Samuel Delany), but this is a readers top list, and many modern readers have not read their great works. It also includes novels that arguable are not sci-fi/fantasy.
Still, if somebody wanted to start reading those genres, I could feel safe pointing to that list.
I am glad to see Robin Hobb on the list, as I think she is one of the better storytellers out there.
Still, if somebody wanted to start reading those genres, I could feel safe pointing to that list.
I am glad to see Robin Hobb on the list, as I think she is one of the better storytellers out there.
I've never read Tad Williams. Most of the hardcore readers I know are fairly ambivalent about him, calling him good, but not great. They also mention that he borrows a bit from other authors?
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i haven't even read the first one yet, i was going to wait till the third one comes out and buy the trilogy as a set, and read them straight through
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