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  • Re: Clarke Award Finalists 2016

    From Titus G@3:633/10 to All on Wed Oct 8 18:06:53 2025
    On 30/09/25 17:24, William Hyde wrote:
    Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 9/29/2025 2:46 PM, William Hyde wrote:

    I've read the Pears and enjoyed it.˙ It doesn't stack up to his
    "Instance of the Fingerpost" or "The Dream of Scipio" but I thought
    it was quite good.˙ And some of the reviews seemed to be by people
    who didn't finish the book.

    Speaking of not finishing the book, the Chambers.˙ Here my technique
    of reading the bad reviews failed, because those who hated it hated
    it for the kindness and civility which most of the characters in this
    book show one another, which I thought was a˙ strength of the work.˙
    Surprising that these he-man hard SF types didn't notice the utter
    contempt she has for scientific plausibility, let alone accuracy.˙
    About halfway through I found˙ I just couldn't take it any longer.˙
    One of the few books in my life I regret buying.

    Great title, though.


    William Hyde

    What, you did not like the algae fueled space tunneling drive in the
    Chambers book ?

    Oh,I got well past that. I can believe three impossible things before breakfast.˙ Thirty three, though, no.

    Did you enjoy the part where the captain listens, just in case a rock
    hits his space craft?˙ Those really loud bangs can indicate a bit of a problem, you know.˙ Best be quick with the tape and glue.

    Ridiculous! There are red shirts to perform such tasks.

    Of course, the parking fees are always lower in a debris field.

    Free in Gaza.

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  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Wed Oct 8 13:35:30 2025
    On 9/29/2025 12:28 PM, James Nicoll wrote:
    2016: The Chilcot Inquiry illustrates the meticulous process by which the
    UK went to war in Iraq, Lord Lucan is declared dead, and the UK's
    narrow vote to leave the EU is at worst the second stupidest collective decision made by a Western democracy in 2016.

    Which 2016 Clarke Award finalists did you read??
    Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
    Arcadia by Iain Pears
    Europe at Midnight by Dave Hutchinson
    The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor
    The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
    Way Down Dark by James Smythe

    I've only read the Tchaikovsky, the Okorafor, and the Chambers.

    "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers and "Children
    of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

    I am still deciding if I want to read "Children of Ruin" as the
    "Children Of Time" freaked me out. It is in my SBR with 400+ other
    books of which 200+ I have DNF'd.

    Lynn


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