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kevin_standlee ([personal profile] kevin_standlee) wrote2009-03-23 11:15 am
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Hugo Awards: Not Enough Fantasy?

Some years ago, when a Harry Potter book won Best Novel, there was a protest at how terrible it was that Fantasy won a Hugo and that the "Hugo Judges" must Do Something about it. As I say in a comment there, I would like to put protesters of that ilk in with this poster who complains about there not being enough fantasy due to "the Hugo's blatant anti-fantasy bias." It would be amusing in a "Let's you and him fight" sort of way.

(Anonymous) 2009-03-24 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
OTOH, one of his reviews has this: "an excellent, headily atmospheric novel that forces the reader to think about what they are reading carefully. I recommend it without hesitation."

It does have battles, but no knights, nor is it 500+ pages long.

Here's the review: http://tinyurl.com/cl9qdl

-- Michael Walsh