tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post8947363320630731301..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: Sneering at Sci-Fi?bibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-82974259545117112262008-01-09T10:34:00.000+08:002008-01-09T10:34:00.000+08:00That's not generous, that's free publicity. If you...That's not generous, that's free publicity. If you can't make a book pay, you might as well get some free publicity out of it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-28780628041944439842008-01-09T09:29:00.000+08:002008-01-09T09:29:00.000+08:00Will read the article in a moment, but being in th...Will read the article in a moment, but being in this realm myself, I think it traced to an earlier time when scifi was pulp and the community has admitted that there's a subgenre called the "gimmick story" which existed early on, in which the story revolves around a certain scientific principle and everything else are mere accessories.<BR/><BR/>Flying rockets and alien invasions I think didn't please the snobbish literati.<BR/><BR/>But there are really, really good scifi. The genre has even evolved into speculative fiction which spawned several debates in the community.<BR/><BR/>Sharon, I've moved! The reason being I can't log in to blogger anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-9312910571034400412008-01-08T23:52:00.000+08:002008-01-08T23:52:00.000+08:00sci fi can be very interesting especially if the w...sci fi can be very interesting especially if the write is slightly nutty.<BR/><BR/>try 'tetrasomy two' by oscar rossiter. google this book and writer . it's a strange book by one strange fellow.<BR/><BR/>or if you don't mind you can go to my old blog entry of april 14, 2005 here where i pasted a couple of reviews ...<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://booked1.blogspot.com/2005/04/tetrasomy-two.htmlGreenbottlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316111272589161400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-66749307572604652962008-01-08T22:19:00.000+08:002008-01-08T22:19:00.000+08:00preeta - yeah, why not? or that other more litera...preeta - yeah, why not? or that other more literary label, speculative fiction.<BR/><BR/>vovin - tolstoy writing sci-fi is a nicely surreal thought! i love atwood too ...bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-41457891426685444552008-01-08T21:10:00.000+08:002008-01-08T21:10:00.000+08:00I love you ms. Atwood!!huhuhu...I bet outside sci-...I love you ms. Atwood!!<BR/><BR/>huhuhu...<BR/><BR/>I bet outside sci-fi and fantasy circle, not many even heard of Song of Ice and Fire (which hailed as one of the genius works in fantasy).<BR/><BR/>Who cares right?<BR/><BR/>I think Tolstoy will never been heard, idolize by mass audience if he write sci-Fi or fantasy.<BR/><BR/>Or maybe i'm wrong. :P<BR/><BR/>Huhuhuhu...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-65073873263362015602008-01-08T20:20:00.000+08:002008-01-08T20:20:00.000+08:00Ishiguro's _Never Let Me Go_ -- couldn't that poss...Ishiguro's _Never Let Me Go_ -- couldn't that possibly count as sci-fi, too, in addition to the examples/authors you cite?<BR/><BR/>-- PreetaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-10971362368341815012008-01-08T15:17:00.000+08:002008-01-08T15:17:00.000+08:00apostrophe duly removed, ted. adn thanks for the ...apostrophe duly removed, ted. adn thanks for the link. isn't that so amazingly generous!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-61210017022567929632008-01-08T11:49:00.000+08:002008-01-08T11:49:00.000+08:00For those interested (and too cheap to buy it), Ra...For those interested (and too cheap to buy it), Rainbows End (no apostrophe) is freely available to read <A HREF="http://vrinimi.org/rainbowsend.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. Vernor Vinge made it free-to-read late last year. Pretty nice of him!Ted Mahsunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555225524434639998noreply@blogger.com