Sorry, it's been a very busy week with clients in from overseas and the attendant late-night drinking followed by early morning business meetings.
I'm only going to vote for a few of these because in some of the categories I don't think I can properly vote, not having read everything.
* Best Fantasy
Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson ~ The Gathering Storm
I feel comfortable voting for it in fantasy but not overall.
* Best Non-fiction
1. Stephen T. Asma, On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears
2. Umberto Eco, The Infinity of Lists/The Vertigo of Lists
I really thought the Eco book was boring but I'm not going to vote for a book expounding on Marxism by a Marxist under any circumstances. That would be like giving Castro an award for "Best Short Speech".
* Most anticipated book (as of yet unpublished)
Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson ~ A Memory of Light
* Best Book Club discussion
The Count of Monte Cristo
Hands down the best discussion of the year. I loved it.
I'm not voting for categories where I was nominated (I'm not going to actively hurt my chances of winning but I'm also not vain enough to vote for myself).
I'm only going to vote for a few of these because in some of the categories I don't think I can properly vote, not having read everything.
* Best Fantasy
Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson ~ The Gathering Storm
I feel comfortable voting for it in fantasy but not overall.
* Best Non-fiction
1. Stephen T. Asma, On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears
2. Umberto Eco, The Infinity of Lists/The Vertigo of Lists
I really thought the Eco book was boring but I'm not going to vote for a book expounding on Marxism by a Marxist under any circumstances. That would be like giving Castro an award for "Best Short Speech".
* Most anticipated book (as of yet unpublished)
Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson ~ A Memory of Light
* Best Book Club discussion
The Count of Monte Cristo
Hands down the best discussion of the year. I loved it.
I'm not voting for categories where I was nominated (I'm not going to actively hurt my chances of winning but I'm also not vain enough to vote for myself).
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
The RAFO Awards: voting thread
- 25/08/2010 12:17:29 AM
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Final answers
- 25/08/2010 03:27:11 PM
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The Hugo system does look good, but seems like it'd have problems with small amounts of voters.
- 25/08/2010 04:11:48 PM
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Well, I could blog about it, I suppose... 
- 25/08/2010 04:22:35 PM
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- 25/08/2010 04:22:35 PM
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Aw, wouldn't you be honoured if you won? 
- 25/08/2010 04:42:21 PM
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- 25/08/2010 04:42:21 PM
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Why have I only heard of one of the best fantasy books? *NM*
- 25/08/2010 09:25:15 PM
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Maybe you don't read enough.
- 25/08/2010 09:31:28 PM
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- 25/08/2010 09:31:28 PM
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They were? I don't remember hearing a peep. Are they mainstream? *NM*
- 25/08/2010 10:03:48 PM
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Robin Hobb certainly is.
- 25/08/2010 10:07:42 PM
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Yeah Robin Hobb was the only one I knew (other than RJ of course)
- 25/08/2010 10:12:40 PM
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really? these dragon books are quite disappointing in comparison to her earlier work *NM*
- 27/08/2010 12:41:27 AM
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I've voted, too
- 26/08/2010 07:59:41 PM
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We already know some of your votes, Camilla
- 26/08/2010 08:03:36 PM
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Wait...I got nominated for something?
- 27/08/2010 05:38:15 AM
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