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hummingwolf) wrote2006-11-16 12:15 am
hummingwolf) wrote2006-11-16 12:15 am
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Oh, what the heck
That SF/fantasy book list thing everybody else is doing.
"This is a list of the 50 most significant science fiction/fantasy novels, 1953-2002, according to the Science Fiction Book Club. Bold the ones you've read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished, and put an asterisk* beside the ones you loved."
1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien (The first time I finished the trilogy, I was 14 years old and my mother was dying of lung cancer. The second time, my father had just died of meningitis. The third time, much to my relief, nobody died. Am still not eager to read it again, though.)
2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3. Dune, Frank Herbert * (It's been a long time since I read this one. I wonder if I'd still love it? The sequels bored me to tears.)
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin (I nearly bolded this one, but I honestly can't remember if I've read it or just heard about it a lot. Have read several of her other novels, though.)
6. Neuromancer, William Gibson
7. Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
9. The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury *
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
12. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr. * (Much love. Much too long since I last read it.)
13. The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
14. Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15. Cities in Flight, James Blish
16. The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett
17. Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
18. Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison (My favorite Ellison collection is Slippage. Most of the others I've read annoyed me too much.)
19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey (I read something by her, but can't recall what.)
22. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
23. The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson
24. The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
25. Gateway, Frederik Pohl
26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling
27. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams *
28. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
29. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
30. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
31. Little, Big, John Crowley
32. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
33. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick * (Had trouble getting through some of his other books, though.)
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement (Have read one of his novels, but don't think it was this one.)
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
36. The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
37. On the Beach, Nevil Shute
38. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
39. Ringworld, Larry Niven
40. Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
42. Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut
43. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
45. The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein (Everybody else has read this. Everybody else hates this. I shall continue avoiding it, thanks.)
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford * (Why haven't you all read this one?!)
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
So I've finished half of them? Hmm, I need to try to check out the rest (excepting Starship Troopers).
"This is a list of the 50 most significant science fiction/fantasy novels, 1953-2002, according to the Science Fiction Book Club. Bold the ones you've read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished, and put an asterisk* beside the ones you loved."
1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien (The first time I finished the trilogy, I was 14 years old and my mother was dying of lung cancer. The second time, my father had just died of meningitis. The third time, much to my relief, nobody died. Am still not eager to read it again, though.)
2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3. Dune, Frank Herbert * (It's been a long time since I read this one. I wonder if I'd still love it? The sequels bored me to tears.)
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin (I nearly bolded this one, but I honestly can't remember if I've read it or just heard about it a lot. Have read several of her other novels, though.)
6. Neuromancer, William Gibson
7. Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
9. The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury *
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
12. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr. * (Much love. Much too long since I last read it.)
13. The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
14. Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15. Cities in Flight, James Blish
16. The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett
17. Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
18. Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison (My favorite Ellison collection is Slippage. Most of the others I've read annoyed me too much.)
19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey (I read something by her, but can't recall what.)
22. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
23. The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson
24. The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
25. Gateway, Frederik Pohl
26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling
27. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams *
28. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
29. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
30. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
31. Little, Big, John Crowley
32. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
33. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick * (Had trouble getting through some of his other books, though.)
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement (Have read one of his novels, but don't think it was this one.)
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
36. The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
37. On the Beach, Nevil Shute
38. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
39. Ringworld, Larry Niven
40. Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
42. Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut
43. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
45. The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein (Everybody else has read this. Everybody else hates this. I shall continue avoiding it, thanks.)
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford * (Why haven't you all read this one?!)
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
So I've finished half of them? Hmm, I need to try to check out the rest (excepting Starship Troopers).
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And I can't blame you for not wanting to pick up Lord of the Rings again.
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So I've heard. But people seem to hate Starship Troopers more vehemently.
I thought Dune was much better than the sequels.
Well, yes, so does everyone who's ever read the books. :-)
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Starship Troopers, on the other hand...well, I suppose I should have known better than to pick up a book about a boot camp of any kind, since military novels don't attract me anyway, and I suppose the hint of fascism in the novel was moderately inevitable given the book's subject, but combined with the unconvincing characters and the grim, tedious feel of most of it....ugh. See, that inspires hate.