tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456211.post8649156737998409685..comments2023-11-02T06:01:21.793-07:00Comments on Visions of Paradise: Least Favorite Authors of SFadamosfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388012371752166422noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456211.post-43196668829422960552010-02-08T17:44:08.292-08:002010-02-08T17:44:08.292-08:00I agree with Jim, we all have famous, well known a...I agree with Jim, we all have famous, well known authors we don't like. What I love about this post is it is a brief but honest assessment of what you don't like about it, not a patent "these authors suck and can't write" post. I get tired of those. I personally don't buy the argument that authors who repeatedly get contracts, repeatedly come up on best seller lists, repeatedly garner critical praise somehow are complete crap. I've read books by authors that I didn't enjoy, but more often than not I see good writing there, it just wasn't the kind of story that appealed to me. When the writing isn't good, it is usually a first time or little know author, not someone who has multiple novels under their belt published by a big name publisher.<br /><br />Well done on this post.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456211.post-29047968997800405972010-02-08T17:21:43.264-08:002010-02-08T17:21:43.264-08:00I think this is the first time I have read a "...I think this is the first time I have read a "Least Favorite" post. I think we all have popular authors that we don't like.Jim Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768774128257259384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456211.post-26235237636690411252010-02-08T08:40:14.564-08:002010-02-08T08:40:14.564-08:00This isn't so much a comment on your feelings ...This isn't so much a comment on your feelings about Stross, but I have only read his book Halting State and I really enjoyed it. It is a book largely connected with gaming and as such I imagine would appeal to a very niche audience, of which I am a member. Not sure if it would do anything for you in comparison to his other novels or if it would further solidify your feelings about him.<br /><br />I do heartily agree with you that there is something in this "genre" for everyone.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456211.post-37292144749106582892010-02-07T15:54:31.794-08:002010-02-07T15:54:31.794-08:00I am going to have to put you down as a perfect ne...I am going to have to put you down as a perfect negatve reviewer for me as everyone of these writers is a favorite of mine.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17414725749450659875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456211.post-64281781858660818302010-02-07T12:19:01.034-08:002010-02-07T12:19:01.034-08:00Mine is Iain M Banks. I read 3 of his books becau...Mine is Iain M Banks. I read 3 of his books because I heard so much about him. None of them resonated with me. There was one short story I liked-about a sentient space suit.b harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723156987929260182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456211.post-51410234664395942972010-02-07T09:31:07.980-08:002010-02-07T09:31:07.980-08:00Yeah, pretty much with you on all counts. My probl...Yeah, pretty much with you on all counts. My problem with Sterling has to do with the fact that he doesn't seem able to write fiction anymore at all, and instead writes essays spoken by fiction characters.Eric Rosenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605901962241791304noreply@blogger.com