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I liked it snoopcester Send a noteboard - 16/12/2009 01:17:57 PM
And no, I'm not saying it out of outrage. I read the book before I became aware of the ccontroversy, and couldn't really care. But the book is bad, and considering she has so many brilliant books, it baffles me that this is the one consistently mentioned.

The Blind Assassin or The Handmaid's Tale are better choices when it comes to her spec fi.


That is true. It is still a decent book though, despite not being her best.
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20 Best Science Fiction Books of the Decade Darth_Katie - 13/12/2009 10:16:32 PM 1574 Views
How can Harry Potter be there and the Dark Tower not ? AgentOrange - 13/12/2009 11:53:10 PM 964 Views
I guess because... j-whitt987 - 14/12/2009 12:11:47 AM 943 Views
Oh. Well that sentence was too long! AgentOrange - 14/12/2009 07:48:19 AM 900 Views
I'm kinda meh on Harry Potter but at least I found it interesting enough to finish snoopcester - 14/12/2009 02:25:36 PM 897 Views
you're just saying that to hurt me *NM* AgentOrange - 14/12/2009 06:14:31 PM 406 Views
Awww. It isn't just to hurt you. snoopcester - 14/12/2009 08:55:44 PM 881 Views
I'm really struggling to finish Dark Tower.... Brian - 16/12/2009 07:19:35 AM 861 Views
Similar for me snoopcester - 16/12/2009 12:03:48 PM 939 Views
It's worth finishing. rebelaessedai - 16/12/2009 03:02:32 PM 910 Views
I think they put Oryx and Crake on lists like this just to spite Margaret Atwood *NM* Ouranid - 14/12/2009 12:10:35 AM 563 Views
What do you mean? *NM* Darth_Katie - 14/12/2009 01:52:01 PM 392 Views
She's on record as being a bit snobby about Sci-Fi and not wanting to be labelled with it *NM* snoopcester - 14/12/2009 02:23:46 PM 381 Views
Yes, and the book is bad. Ouranid - 14/12/2009 06:18:02 PM 935 Views
I liked it snoopcester - 16/12/2009 01:17:57 PM 923 Views
I agree with her 100%. It's not Science Fiction. *NM* Joker - 15/12/2009 06:47:50 PM 421 Views
She later changed her mind and said it is science fiction. Werthead - 15/12/2009 10:09:03 PM 1115 Views
I don't think of books like that as Sci fi but I can see the argument that they are snoopcester - 16/12/2009 01:19:45 PM 892 Views
Lists are created that we may complain about them. Craig - 14/12/2009 12:31:32 AM 900 Views
Yeah, what he said. *NM* jh - 14/12/2009 07:27:58 AM 387 Views
Read most of these Larry - 14/12/2009 12:43:05 AM 1183 Views
Thank you. Jayhawk - 10/01/2010 01:45:11 AM 1220 Views
Double post Jayhawk - 10/01/2010 01:45:27 AM 1143 Views
I'm a little surprised The Lies of Locke Lamora isn't on there, to be honest. Ghavrel - 14/12/2009 02:35:13 AM 882 Views
it's fantasy. not sf even by a stretch. *NM* Aeryn - 14/12/2009 05:52:05 AM 397 Views
and really, not very good. *NM* Aeryn - 14/12/2009 05:52:39 AM 416 Views
See below. *NM* Ghavrel - 14/12/2009 06:52:39 AM 393 Views
Harry Potter? *NM* Ghavrel - 14/12/2009 06:52:32 AM 418 Views
Re: 20 Best Science Fiction Books of the Decade snoopcester - 14/12/2009 02:28:29 PM 890 Views
Not sure if I could come up with a ranking. Werthead - 14/12/2009 05:28:34 PM 1056 Views
I'd say the Scar is more balanced AgentOrange - 14/12/2009 06:18:13 PM 827 Views
Generally agree but... Jacob - 14/12/2009 06:22:50 PM 866 Views
Am I th eonly one who always reads Ekaterina Sedia as Ekaterina Sedai? *NM* everynametaken - 14/12/2009 08:52:57 PM 448 Views
Nope. *NM* rebelaessedai - 14/12/2009 11:41:01 PM 391 Views
Yes. Freak. *NM* jh - 15/12/2009 11:25:40 AM 375 Views
I thought it was a Wotmania username for a while *NM* Gher - 15/12/2009 06:38:16 PM 375 Views
Same. lord-of-shadow - 16/12/2009 05:35:55 AM 902 Views
Glad to see Ted Chiang make the list Jayhawk - 10/01/2010 01:48:44 AM 1134 Views
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