tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post7465624238331685965..comments2023-09-12T06:18:38.552-04:00Comments on The World in the Satin Bag: Why SF/F Awards Are Meaningless To MeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-18529115769597609602010-04-22T14:30:55.568-04:002010-04-22T14:30:55.568-04:00Kevin: You're right. Excuse me. That was a ...Kevin: You're right. Excuse me. That was a ridiculous oversight on my part. It shall be corrected.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-29872488395550837932010-04-22T11:17:17.443-04:002010-04-22T11:17:17.443-04:00You refer to "the Worldcon" as if it wer...You refer to "the Worldcon" as if it were a genre literary award, since you list it along with the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, etc. There is no such award. The Hugo Awards are presented by at at the World Science Fiction Convention ("Worldcon"), but there is no Worldcon Award.Kevin Standleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748134147055160408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-32993414154919922572010-04-22T08:30:23.495-04:002010-04-22T08:30:23.495-04:00Dino: Barzak is an amazing writer. I've love...Dino: Barzak is an amazing writer. I've loved both books he's written thus far.<br /><br />Tinkoo: Well, that's disheartening. What about them makes them less-than-spectactular?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-46390916944546680802010-04-22T06:52:41.494-04:002010-04-22T06:52:41.494-04:00You probably aren't missing much by ignoring a...You probably aren't missing much by ignoring awards. I've read pretty much all short stories & novelettes on this year's Hugo & Nebula lists, & a few novellas too - not one 2009 story on these lists that really excited me, though there are some competent enough jobs (plus a lot of crappy ones too).Tinkoohttp://variety-sf.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-85490667463222380892010-04-22T03:15:21.718-04:002010-04-22T03:15:21.718-04:00I look to the Nebula Awards for recommended readin...I look to the Nebula Awards for recommended reading. This year I decided to check out all of the nominated books. I liked "The City & The City". "The Windup Girl" is one of the best books I've ever read. Christopher Barzak's book is very well written and enjoyable. Right now I'm reading "Flesh and Fire" and it is wonderful. I can't wait to read "Finch" and "Boneshaker", since I've heard only good things about them. So, for me, the Nebula Awards have guided me to some of the best reading I've ever done. In the recent past I was concentrating on checking out classic SF&F.Dino Mascolonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-25618275506263418582010-04-21T17:00:01.763-04:002010-04-21T17:00:01.763-04:00Charles: I didn't know that the ceremonies ha...Charles: I didn't know that the ceremonies had largely become capitalist ventures. That's more disturbing to me than the other stuff. I understand the need for funds and sponsorships and all that, but if the awards are slowly becoming more about the stuff you can sell for table space than the award itself, it seems to me like something is very wrong there.<br /><br />We should start the Meaningful Awards. That would be quite awesome.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-46010365941807018502010-04-21T14:48:10.037-04:002010-04-21T14:48:10.037-04:00Totally agree - way too many awards so that they b...Totally agree - way too many awards so that they begin to blur. Plus there is now a whole 'awards industry' - selling tables at awards ceremonies etc - whereby the awards 'business' has become more important than the awards they are dishing. Lets have a campaign for Meaningful Awards.Charles Christianhttp://charles@legaltechnology.comnoreply@blogger.com