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delosd

100 Best SF and Fantasy of All Time

Aug 11, 2011 20:34

NPR did a survey and came up with what they consider the 100 greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy books of all time. "Books" is used loosely, as several short story collections and some graphic novels are included, but I shant quibble about that. Overall, it's an interesting list, though there are definitely some entries that sparked a "WTF!" ( Read more... )

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zoethe August 12 2011, 04:18:54 UTC

I'm more irked by 67 and 70.

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zoethe August 12 2011, 13:46:16 UTC

Sword was Lord of the Rings rewritten badly. It infuriated me.

delosd August 12 2011, 21:59:25 UTC

OK, I'm with you on #67. I liked it, but a major milestone in Fantasy it was not.

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delosd August 12 2011, 22:00:03 UTC

I viewed World War Z as being more of a novelty item than an actual book. Does it really belong in a top 100 of all time list?

kneesroverrated August 15 2011, 19:00:14 UTC

There's always books on these lists that you wonder who thought they belonged. I think I saved my WTF for some of the descriptions. The Vorkosigan one in particular... I mean, okay, summarizing the entire series in one short paragraph is a challenge (And is this a list of top books or top series? Pick one.), and there's nothing technically outright wrong about it, but...!