12 May 2010, Posted by Cat in News, 7 Comments. Tagged writing
Cannon
What Science Fiction Books Should Be in Every Fan’s Library?
Mind Meld asks the question and my answers and a bunch of other people’s can be found here. Most interesting are the titles that appear on several lists.
7 Comments
May 12, 2010 7:02 am
lauragoodin
Awww, YISS, Riddley Walker! And Caves of Steel! (Daneel made me cry when I was a teenager.)
Is it any surprise that you were the only one to peg these two? Quality and class all the way, that’s you, Cat!
– Laura
May 12 2010 07:55 am
Cat @
if I'd been allowed 12 I would have added Cloud Atlas and Snowcrash
May 12, 2010 11:43 am
murasaki_1966
That book bored me witless, as did the movie.
May 12, 2010 11:48 am
murasaki_1966
I must say, I love your take on The Dispossessed. If I was writing a list, that book and The Left Hand of Darkness would be at the top. Connie Willis’ To Say Nothing of the Dog would have to be there too.
May 12, 2010 12:16 pm
damienps
Thanks for sharing this. I had to put this on my facebook. Next, I have to work out which of these books that I own.
I have Forever War and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and some of the others.
May 12, 2010 11:05 pm
Anonymous
Awesome. I would have said Dune and the Dispossessed, too. Caves of Steel, haha, I am scared to read it again because I loved Daneel, too, but what if my maturer self thinks it’s terrible, just like the old Dr Who episodes I (wish I hadn’t) revisited lately?
Thoraiya
P.S. Why do all the smart people like Cloud Atlas and I thought it was chinese water torture? I’m SMRT TOO!
May 12 2010 23:23 pm
Cat @
Not all the smart people like Cloud Atlas -- I've met several who think its a pile of old toss.
I adore old Dr Who and have been watching a bunch of them recently. Not sure what that says about my IQ...
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