SF Signal Meme:
I don’t usually play along with these things, but this one is irresistible.
Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror?
Science Fiction
Hardback or Trade Paperback or Mass Market Paperback?
Trade paperback
Heinlein or Asimov?
Asimov
Amazon or Brick and Mortar?
Brick and Mortar
Barnes & Noble or Borders?
Borders
Hitchhiker or Discworld?
Never read either (I’m not big on humorous sf)
Bookmark or Dogear?
Bookmark! Dogear is blasphemous
Magazine: Asimov's Science Fiction or Fantasy & Science Fiction?
F&SF
Alphabetize by author Alphabetize by title or random?
By author
Keep, Throw Away or Sell?
Keep (unless I did not like it, then give away)
Year's Best Science Fiction series (edited by Gardner Dozois) or Years Best SF series (edited by David G. Hartwell)?
Dozois
Keep dustjacket or toss it?
Keep
Read with dustjacket or remove it?
Remove it
Short story or novel?
Novella
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?
Harry Potter by default; never read Lemony Snicket
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?
Chapter breaks
"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"?
“It was a dark and stormy night”
Buy or Borrow?
Buy
Buying choice: Book Reviews, Recommendation or Browse?
Book Reviews
Lewis or Tolkien?
Tolkien
Hard SF or Space Opera?
Space opera (the modern definition; NOT the Tucker definition)
Collection (short stories by the same author) or Anthology (short stories by different authors)?
Anthology
Hugo or Nebula?
Nebula
Golden Age SF or New Wave SF?
New Wave; I’m a child of the 60s
Tidy ending or Cliffhanger?
Tidy ending
Morning reading, Afternoon reading or Nighttime reading?
Nighttime reading primarily
Standalone or Series?
Standalone
Urban fantasy or high fantasy?
Historical fantasy
New or used?
New
Favorite book of which nobody else has heard?
A Dream of Scipio
Top X favorite genre books read last year? (Where X is 5 or less)
1. Resplendent, by Stephen Baxter
2. Seeker, by Jack McDevitt
3. Spin, by Robert Charles Wilson
4. Revelation Space / Redemption Ark / Absolution Gap, by Alastair Reynolds
Top X favorite genre books of all time? (Where X is 5 or less)
1. Brittle Innings, by Michael Bishop
2. The Fall of Hyperion, by Dan Simmons
3. Lord of Light, by Roger Zelazny
4. Gateway, by Clifford D. Simak
5. The Stars My Destination, by Alfred Bester
X favorite genre series? (Where X is 5 or less)
1. Darkover, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
3. Polesotechnic League, by Poul Anderson
4. Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
Top X favorite genre short stories? (Where X is 5 or less)
1. Her Habiline Husband, by Michael Bishop
2. The Girl Who Was Plugged In, by James Tiptree, Jr.
3. Lines of Power, by Samuel R. Delany
4. The Last Castle, by Jack Vance
5. A Rose for Ecclesiastes, by Roger Zelazny
Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror?
Science Fiction
Hardback or Trade Paperback or Mass Market Paperback?
Trade paperback
Heinlein or Asimov?
Asimov
Amazon or Brick and Mortar?
Brick and Mortar
Barnes & Noble or Borders?
Borders
Hitchhiker or Discworld?
Never read either (I’m not big on humorous sf)
Bookmark or Dogear?
Bookmark! Dogear is blasphemous
Magazine: Asimov's Science Fiction or Fantasy & Science Fiction?
F&SF
Alphabetize by author Alphabetize by title or random?
By author
Keep, Throw Away or Sell?
Keep (unless I did not like it, then give away)
Year's Best Science Fiction series (edited by Gardner Dozois) or Years Best SF series (edited by David G. Hartwell)?
Dozois
Keep dustjacket or toss it?
Keep
Read with dustjacket or remove it?
Remove it
Short story or novel?
Novella
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?
Harry Potter by default; never read Lemony Snicket
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?
Chapter breaks
"It was a dark and stormy night" or "Once upon a time"?
“It was a dark and stormy night”
Buy or Borrow?
Buy
Buying choice: Book Reviews, Recommendation or Browse?
Book Reviews
Lewis or Tolkien?
Tolkien
Hard SF or Space Opera?
Space opera (the modern definition; NOT the Tucker definition)
Collection (short stories by the same author) or Anthology (short stories by different authors)?
Anthology
Hugo or Nebula?
Nebula
Golden Age SF or New Wave SF?
New Wave; I’m a child of the 60s
Tidy ending or Cliffhanger?
Tidy ending
Morning reading, Afternoon reading or Nighttime reading?
Nighttime reading primarily
Standalone or Series?
Standalone
Urban fantasy or high fantasy?
Historical fantasy
New or used?
New
Favorite book of which nobody else has heard?
A Dream of Scipio
Top X favorite genre books read last year? (Where X is 5 or less)
1. Resplendent, by Stephen Baxter
2. Seeker, by Jack McDevitt
3. Spin, by Robert Charles Wilson
4. Revelation Space / Redemption Ark / Absolution Gap, by Alastair Reynolds
Top X favorite genre books of all time? (Where X is 5 or less)
1. Brittle Innings, by Michael Bishop
2. The Fall of Hyperion, by Dan Simmons
3. Lord of Light, by Roger Zelazny
4. Gateway, by Clifford D. Simak
5. The Stars My Destination, by Alfred Bester
X favorite genre series? (Where X is 5 or less)
1. Darkover, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. Hyperion Cantos, by Dan Simmons
3. Polesotechnic League, by Poul Anderson
4. Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
Top X favorite genre short stories? (Where X is 5 or less)
1. Her Habiline Husband, by Michael Bishop
2. The Girl Who Was Plugged In, by James Tiptree, Jr.
3. Lines of Power, by Samuel R. Delany
4. The Last Castle, by Jack Vance
5. A Rose for Ecclesiastes, by Roger Zelazny
1 Comments:
I love reading people's responses to the "Top X" questions. Looks like I need to read some Michael Bishop. And Dream of Scipio sounds cool, too.
John D.
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