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indrajaSF&F books flashmob from Hyalma, Ekzon, Myrngwaur...
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.
Modifications:
? is for the books I'm really not sure about, not for those I can't remember for sure.
Simply bold - just liked them.
*1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
*2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3. Dune, Frank Herbert
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
*5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
*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.
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
?19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
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
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
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 ('disliked' is more appropriate than 'hated')
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
What a nice opportunity to make some mistakes while using my second foreign language :)
I'm going to read Dune, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, The Left Hand of Darkness, The Man in the High Castle. I'm not going to read Slaughterhouse-5. Nothing in the film or in Utopia 14 striked any chord with me. Given the fact I've really appreciated most of the dystopias I've watched or read, I doubt if Vonnegut is worth a second try. But then, maybe I was too young.
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.
Modifications:
? is for the books I'm really not sure about, not for those I can't remember for sure.
Simply bold - just liked them.
*1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
*2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3. Dune, Frank Herbert
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
*5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
*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.
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
?19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
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
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
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
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
What a nice opportunity to make some mistakes while using my second foreign language :)
I'm going to read Dune, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, The Left Hand of Darkness, The Man in the High Castle. I'm not going to read Slaughterhouse-5. Nothing in the film or in Utopia 14 striked any chord with me. Given the fact I've really appreciated most of the dystopias I've watched or read, I doubt if Vonnegut is worth a second try. But then, maybe I was too young.
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Date: 2006-12-02 13:02 (UTC)2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
*3. Dune, Frank Herbert
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
*5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
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.
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
?19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
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
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
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 ('disliked' is more appropriate than 'hated')
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
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Date: 2006-12-02 13:08 (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-04 07:47 (UTC)Because you kinda-sorta hinted nicely, here we go:
*1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov - I somewhat like all Asimov. Yet, not enough to give any of his books a star.
3. Dune, Frank Herbert -- ah, 'tis a tricky one. Loved the universe, hated the protagonist. Star's canceled by that, I suppose.
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
*5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
6. Neuromancer, William Gibson - one day, I am going to finish it. One day....
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- unfortunately, my second foreign language doesn't have appropriate words that could appropriately express my sentiments about this book.10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
12. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr.
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
19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey -- I don't know if it's fair to tick this book when I've only read 10 pages or so, but lemme tell ya, these were some of the most boring and yawn-inducing ten pages in my reader's career.
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- I only tried it to see if it's as bad as that shitty movie. Yes, it's that bad.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
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
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 -- it took some time to tame that quirky narration of his; but when I did, it was hell of an enjoyable ride.
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
45. The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock -- ye olde traditional fantasy. I'm not sure I dislike it so far, but methinks I'm gonna be in the end.
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer- Farmer annoys me, but I can't say why.no subject
Date: 2006-12-04 09:51 (UTC)Farmeris gal ir nekaltas, gal šiaip kas kaltas buvo: kai man mokyklos laikais padovanojo "Visatų kūrėjus" (tai buvo pirma man papuolusi knyga, ant kurios parašyta F - fantasy), ji man pasirodė tokia nei šiokia, nei tokia, tad po to nieko, kas yra fantasy, į rankas neėmiau iki LotR. Gerai, kad nebuvau įgijusi nuostatos, kad LotR yra fantasy - apie jį tik oficialioj spaudoj iki tol teko skaityt, o ten vadino tiesiog fantastika.
The Hitchhiker's Guide šiaip nelabai žinau, kada pradėta, kada baigta - pirmą knygą tai baigiau, bet berods ten reikia daugiau baigt???
The Left Hand of Darkness kol kas keletą puslapių skaičiau, ir teks perlipti per netikėtai išdygusią antipatiją - dėl tų pirmų puslapių atmosferos ir kažkokių asociacijų su viduramžiais ir karaliais... Žinau, kad gera.
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Date: 2006-12-04 11:22 (UTC)O jei tau patiko Neuromanceris, tai rekomenduočiau ir "Snow Crash". Irgi cyberpunkas, irgi keistas narration (nors ir ne toks baisus, kaip Gibsono), plius dar įdomi kalbos atsiradimo ir mutacijos teorija. :->
Dar, "Avalonas", kuris yra tobulas pavyzdys, kaip nerašyti 'feministinės fantasy', priminė knygą, kurioj tas prieštautųkraustyminis matriarchatas (egalitetas?) pateiktas gerai - Semoniovos "Volkodav". Neskaitei?
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Date: 2006-12-04 11:53 (UTC)Čia dar ir Orvelas ignoruojamas :( O rusiška - tikrai smarkiai. Tiesa, neskaičiau, kaip jie tą reikšmingumą skaičiavo: Vakaruose gal ji tikrai ne itin reikšminga, bet pačioje Rusijoje ar Lietuvoje - visai kas kita. Kur mano preciousss Jefremovas, kurio apysaką šiąnakt skaičiau???Suprantama, ji didžiąja dalimi susidėjo iš paaiškinimų, kaip visuomenė vystosi iki komunizmo, ir vaizdingumu romanams neprilygsta. Bet "Jaučio valandą" reiks skaityt dar kartą - negaliu atsižavėti interpretacijų, kurių ši knyga sulaukia, įvairove. Ir fandomas baisiai savitas - dalis jo savo tikslu laiko būtent aprašytų idėjų įgyvendinimą, ne kitaip.
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Date: 2006-12-04 12:05 (UTC)Orvelas ir vakaruose pakankamai kultinis. Šitas sąrašas aplamai keistas kažkoks, ale bet tačiaugi tokių sąrašų pilna po blogus vaikšto, ir greičiausiai atspindi kokios nors blogosferos grupelės nuomonę, ne daugiau.