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Indlæser... What it is We Do When We Read Science Fiction (2008)af Paul Kincaid
   Ingen Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog.  nwhyte | Jun 13, 2009 | 
 These [criticisms] may seem like pedantry, but they are offered more in regret at an opportunity passed up. Despite the carefully chosen structure, these repetitions make the book more readable as a resource to dip into than as a sustained critical narrative. And it is a book that is a joy to dip into. HæderspriserDistinctions
Paul Kincaid is a critic and reviewer - a regular contributor to a variety of magazines and journals, such as the BSFA's Vector, Foundation and the New York Review of Science Fiction. He has also contributed to many SF reference works, and was for 11 years the administrator of the Arthur C. Clarke Award. He is the recipient of the Thomas D. Clareson Award for services to science fiction. A collection of Kincaid's essays on SF that range from the mid-1980s to the present. No library descriptions found. |
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 Google Books — Indlæser...GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)809.38762Literature By Topic History, description and criticism of more than two literatures Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery and Speculative Fiction Speculative Fiction Science FictionLC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit: (4)
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This is another Hugo nominee in the Best Related Book category, a collection of Paul Kincaid's excellent essays and talks about sf. I particularly enjoyed the first quarter of the book, which includes the title essay and some fascinating analysis of various sf encyclopedias, Year's Bests, and the influence of Conrad's Heart of Darkness on the genre. There are substantial sections on two authors, Christopher Priest and Gene Wolfe, and also essays on various British sf writers, and writers from elsewhere (including an excellent piece on Borges). There is a surgical dissection of Haldeman's Forever Free, which I would point out as a great justification by example of writing negative reviews (in case anyone thinks such justification is necessary). I admit that I skimmed the chapters on books or writers which I don't know so well, but it is all entertaining and insightful, as you would expect. Strongly recommended, if you can actually get hold of it. (