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I'm in! It's been something I've been wanting to do, so it'd be great to have buddies to do it with. I have things to do, but I'll come back with a list of what I've read.
Is there a way to add somebody else's shelf to your own shelf? I'd like to have a Hugo-Nebula shelf but don't want to have to input all the books, if I don't have to.
It seems there is no way, but go into your shelf, go under "my rating" and do either an edit or add. That's the quickest way I know. So, I now have a c-hugo_nebula winners shelf. You can compare there, Mark. My "c" are lists, like a Hugo-Nebula winner list.
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I have about 7 others in my TBR, some of them in a pile by my bed! lol
That can be a theme nomination for next month! I really have been trying to get to both The Yiddish Policemen's Union and Neuromancer
I'd be in for this. I have read 7 of them off the list.
American Gods, Ringworld, Gateway, Forever War, Speaker for the Dead, Dune and Enders Game.
This is a great idea. I have only 21 on my list though? Unless I count Blackout/All Clear as separate winners. They are 2 books, but won for 2011/2010 novel. I've read 10 of them already. But they are worth reading a second or third or more times.
I made a shelf, as well. I've read only 4 of these thus far: Dune, Ender's Game, Doomsday Book, and American Gods. Other than those four, I own (but have yet to read) The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed, Dreamsnake, and Blackout. Everything on the list interests me but Speaker for the Dead, the sequel to Ender's Game, which I didn't care for, and I'd be happy to read all the selections from the list but that one.
I have read all the books, but Paladin of the Soul, Dreamsnake, The Windup Girl, The Fountains of Paradise, Forever Peace, The Dispossessed, and Blackout, which is all the ones that I also do not own.
I've read six: Doomsday Book, The Left Hand of Darkness, American Gods, Neuromancer, Dune, and Ender's Game, but most of the others are on my to-read list. The Yiddish Policemen's Union and The Windup Girl especially I've been meaning to get to forever!
I'm counting Blackout and All Clear as two books. My goal is to finish the entire list by next year since I only have 17 left. I will easily finish my 20 book challenge this year so maybe I'll push for 25 next year.
Beyond the Hugo-Nebula list, I think it would be great to go back farther and read the true classics of the genre from Jules Verne, H G Wells, Mary Shelley and others like that. Anyone have that as a shelf? Should we create a list?
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Maybe that is something we could all do-make a sci-fi afficionado "Classic must-reads' list
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I think that would be great. I do need to catch up on my classics, since I only became a SciFi nut recently.
I'm all for it. I've read mostly fantasy for years but I'm just getting into sci-fi. I really want to read all the classics of the genre so that's why I started the Hugo-Nebula list. But going back farther is a great idea too. Reading Asimov's Foundation trilogy was a good start but I really need to read Dune!
I've read some of the shorter works, but I've not read any of the novels yet. I have American Gods and The Windup Girl on my shelf.
Maggie wrote: "Maybe we should do this instead of the random for a while? What do you the readers think?"I'd be up for that.
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That makes a lot of sense, Mark. I second that.
Oh, drat, another list I have to put in my shelf. LOL
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I've just spent some time adding books to my to-read shelf from the Masterworks. I had no idea there were so many. Lots of options for us.
I'm going into your shelf, Mark, and clicking. I'll let your obsession lead the way. Good job, Mark!
I have some nice paint cans, too, if you ever get tired of creating lists.
Me love the Masterworks series. They look so pretty all together on the shelf as well.The joint Hugo-Nebula thing is great, I've managed to read 15 so far, got one on the shelf to be read, and one to be bought on my next shopping trip (second half of a joint winner, bloody publishers).
Let us all know what order and when you read them so we can all chip in or join in.
I'm also game for the theme reads to take a back seat for a while to play with things like Masterworks, Classics (lots of good natured debate in there) and Award lists.
IIRC there's a stagnated Goodreads group set up just for the Masterworks series. I'll see if I can find it.
Found it. It's here
Just adding my vote for the Hugo-Nebula. Great idea! Remember to enjoy Paladin of Souls, you probably need to read vol 1 The Curse of Chalion first.
I've read six that I've rated, but I'm sure there's a couple more that I read years ago where I remember, but can't remember the story...
Mark, I think that I saw you posted this on another thread and thought it was a great idea! I had already compiled a Nebula/Hugo list when I saw this thread.I've read a few (list is at home) Dune and American Gods being two of them. Neil Gaiman holds a very special place in my heart, because Neverwhere was the first adult novel that I had ever read. American Gods is such a great book too. I love the premise, especially since I'm a huge fan of mythology.
Dune might just be one of the best works ever written in my opinion. I was just blown away by it. I have to admit though, that I was disappointed in the subsequent novels.
Ender's Game is excellent as well. I miss that OSC.
And Anne McCaffrey- I've read every book in the Pern series, and have a few cd's of music based off of the books (really enjoyable stuff). I think Todd is doing a well enough job continuing on.
First book I'm going to read once I'm done with whats on my kindle (which unfortuantely is the first book in the Wheel of Time series, and the first book in the Mistborn series) I'm going to read Philip K. Dick. All the sudden my friends started talking about him, a rediscovery we'll say, and now I just have to read it!
Recently I've been on a huge H. Beam Piper/Edgar Rice Burroughs era kick. I think the greatest thing about list like these is to see the evolution of genre. Scifi really had a hard time of it, and its relatively new. Its so amazing what its turned into. Once the human mind didn't have to worry so much about what was literally in the forest waiting to eat us, it had far more time to dream out in the stars. I'm so excited to see everyone's takes on these books!
I highly recommend Philip K. Dick. He may not be the most eloquent of writers, but his ideas have a lot of depth and interpretations to them.
Okay, folks. I've picked up the paint brush and added all the books that went with the Goodreads SF Masterworks list into my shelf. The Goodreads list link is here:
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/62...
If you'd like to use my shelf to make adding a SF Masterworks shelf go faster, help yourself. The link to my shelf:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Aloha wrote: "Okay, folks. I've picked up the paint brush and added all the books that went with the Goodreads SF Masterworks list into my shelf. The Goodreads list link is here:
http://www.goodreads.com/lis..."
Thanks for that. Don't think I'll put all of them on my shelves yet, though - that's an awful lot of books. (kinda like having a reading list jiminy cricket...)
(btw, I thought I had a lot of shelves, but they're nothing compared to yours...)
I have always had an eye on trying to read the winners of both Hugo and nebula awards, but never all together. It is a great idea and I would like to join. I am fairly new to goodreads and don't know how you all "do this?" I am sure I have read many of the winners but never looked over the lists to see for sure. Do I need to add a book self or just note the books I have read.Thank you for bringing up the idea...
It's easier inputting from my shelf than from the Goodreads list because there's an option to edit your shelf right within the list in my shelf, so you don't have to click into each individual books to edit it or input shelfs.
York, I now have a c-nebula-hugo shelf and the c-sf-masterworks shelf. What you would do is start your own shelf, go into my shelf, go under "shelves" towards the right side, then you can either "edit" or Add the books into your shelf. You just go right down the column without having to go into the individual books.
Having your own list helps you to keep track what you've read and what still needs to be read. You can also go into a friend's shelf and compare what was read and ratings.
I still need to do the Hugo, though. Another day. LOL
I now have a Hugo list if you'd like to make it yours, too. But I ended up having 1 extra book more than the Goodreads Hugo list. If you spot it, let me know. I think I've had it with data entry for today.My shelf:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Goodreads list:
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/21...
Aloha -I was in the mood for research, so I ran the numbers on your list, looking for that extra book. It seems the Goodreads list was added to by folks voting for books they think should have won but did not. (or something)
I am using the list of Hugo winners for Best Novel posted by Locus as a reference. They haven't yet updated with the 2011 winner(s), Blackout & All Clear.
- If you are only listing the winners for Best Novel, your entry for Coraline: Graphic Novel is extraneous and may account for the extra book.
- Scalzi's Old Man's War & The Ghost Brigades aren't winners, either. Old Man's War was nominated and a finalist, but it did not win.
- Coraline (the non graphic novel form) won for Best Novella, not Novel; I don't know if you are integrating both lists here, but it seems like the list would be much longer if that were your intention.
- Oddly, your list has two entries for The Fountains of Paradise, one with 0 pages. (?)
- Also not Hugo winners: The Player of Games & The Persistence of Vision
- Flowers for Algernon won in the Novelette category, not novel.
- Believe it or not, Fahrenheit 451 did not win a Hugo in its competitive year, but it was awarded a Retro Hugo later on - in 2004!
That is really helpful, Candiss. Thank you! When I have the urge to do data entry again, I will correct it.
I took a look at what you stated, Candiss, and made the corrections. You saved me a lot of hair pulling! Thank you! My eyes were crossed enough. But now, looking at the Hugo Novel winners list and counting them, including 2011's winner and Fahrenheit 451 retro award, I'm still 62 to their 61. Ack!!!! *pulls hair* My eyes are too crossed and I need to get to bed. But if you have the super computer eyes for these things, please find out why in the world I'm still off by one! LOL
This sounds like a worthy quest. Ive read/listened to these so far. Gateway, Ringworld, Rendezvous with Rama.
And I have about ten of em on my bookshelf waiting to be read.
Aloha wrote: "But now, looking at the Hugo Novel winners list and counting them, including 2011's winner and Fahrenheit 451 retro award, I'm still 62 to their 61. Ack!!!! *pulls hair* My eyes are too crossed and I need to get to bed. But if you have the super computer eyes for these things, please find out why in the world I'm still off by one ..."Hmm... I see the Locus list has 59...then we add Blackout and All Clear, making 61. I think the Bradbury Retro Hugo for F451 is the issue, as it's not on the Locus list but is on yours. (The Retro Hugos can be found on Wikipedia's Hugo Winners page and could always legitimately be added to any Hugo novels list but are not part of the official "core.")
Oh, I see. I thought Blackout and All Clear were one book, because of the way it's titled. Thanks, Candiss.
Aloha wrote: "Oh, I see. I thought Blackout and All Clear were one book, because of the way it's titled. Thanks, Candiss."Connie Willis wrote them to be one book, but it was looooong, and (from what I read) her publisher thought it best (read: most profitable) to split it and release it as two volumes a year apart. Thus the story stops rather unnaturally at the end of Blackout.
Edit to add: So technically it IS one book, but there's no way to shelve it as such until/unless a single-ISBN version is released...and the Hugo committee waited til both volumes were released and took the story as a whole, which jives with Ms. Willis's preference. But it messes up all attempts at organization! ;)
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Thanks!