Thank you Ed for being the first to say that!
I am a great Connie Willis fan, but I found myself skimming the pages
instead of really enjoying the story.
Judy
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Ed McDonald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Am I the only one that thinks Blackout/All Clear could have benefitted from
> some editing? It's the first Willis book I had to plow through. Overall,
> it's an incredible work but it meanders at times. There are too many
> passages where a character sits and wonders about what's going on.
>
> Ed
>
> http://www.eddiemcdonald.com
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Monica McAbee
> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
> > I nominated Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis (sure to be a finalist)
> and
> > Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks (not sure it'll be a finalist, but
> deserves
> > to be). I think we can guarantee that Cryoburn by Bujold will end up in
> the
> > top 5.
> >
> > I found Surface Detail to be a smooth read, even at 600+ pages. I enjoyed
> > the big concepts, funky characters, and a plot that made you really care
> > what happened next.
> > Monica McAbee
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Helge Moulding <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Doug Baker <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > > > Any thoughts on favorites for this year's award?
> > >
> > > I wish I were a faster reader, is all. I ended up putting three of the
> > > Nebula nominees on my ballot because I really liked them, and
> > > then a couple others that probably won't get nominated because
> > > my tastes are ... different... ^_^
> > >
> > > Which books actually will get nominated? I wouldn't care to
> > > venture a guess. The Hugo is a fan award, and fans are a fickle
> > > lot.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Helge Moulding
> > > mailto:[log in to unmask] Just another guy
> > > http://hmoulding.cjb.net/ with a weird name
> > >
> >
>
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