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Jun 03, 2023 08:37AM
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No idea, the library has made it impossible to order new books coming in, so I now have to wait for them to come in . . . so I am unlikely to get new books right away. Since I am no longer researching which ones to recommend in advance, I have no real opinion. I will just wait and see what you guys think
If there is a desire of members to have 2022 eligible too, I'm fine. After all, initially, the group was to find nominees for next year's Hugo, but most members (me included) seem got distanced from WorldCons, so...
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Oleksandr wrote: "but most members (me included) seem got distanced from WorldCons, so...
Forever? It's only in China for one year...
Forever? It's only in China for one year...
Personally I'm budgeting some time in August to read Hugo nominees I haven't read yet (assuming they're not in Chinese). So if those are eligible, when we know what they are I'd nominate those.
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Except for e-books, it may be hard to get. I think it is only a limited edition at this time.
Kalin wrote: "Forever? It's only in China for one year..."
Yes, I hope for a renewed interest, but my own reading shifted to other realms, like Ukrainian classic fiction (as a pupil ages ago I was sure that this old stuff is obsolete and only SFF is worthy of reading, so I skipped whenever I could. Plus in my times quite a few of these classics were out of the school program as "bourgeois nationalists") and there are only 24 hours in a day. other members it seems aren't very active either - just check last month's threads in both how many answers and participants there were...
Yes, I hope for a renewed interest, but my own reading shifted to other realms, like Ukrainian classic fiction (as a pupil ages ago I was sure that this old stuff is obsolete and only SFF is worthy of reading, so I skipped whenever I could. Plus in my times quite a few of these classics were out of the school program as "bourgeois nationalists") and there are only 24 hours in a day. other members it seems aren't very active either - just check last month's threads in both how many answers and participants there were...
Kalin wrote: "Personally I'm budgeting some time in August to read Hugo nominees I haven't read yet (assuming they're not in Chinese). So if those are eligible, when we know what they are I'd nominate those."
If Hugos are announced in time, they are definitely eligible
If Hugos are announced in time, they are definitely eligible
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I haven't read Even Though I Knew the End, and I would like to read it. So I think it is ok to nominate because Acorn just said "If there is a desire of members to have 2022 eligible too, I'm fine. . . .
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Rebecca wrote: "Can I nominate Even Though I Knew The End? It’s from 2022 and won the Nebula. I’m on my phone so can’t easily check if many of you read it already."
You can but note that I've already created threads at our parent group for reading it, so that we can start discussing it much earlier
You can but note that I've already created threads at our parent group for reading it, so that we can start discussing it much earlier
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Rebecca wrote: "Ahhh I see. Since its a shorter book I might opt to read it with you sooner myself. Feel free to make an executive decision on this one."
The thread on that novella is here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I just checked that it is right now available at my lib and grabbed it!
The thread on that novella is here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I just checked that it is right now available at my lib and grabbed it!
Okay I'm going to make some nominations for now, if the Hugo ballot is released before the polls go up this will change:
Novel: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
Novella (maybe novelette?): The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi
Novel: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
Novella (maybe novelette?): The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi
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MH wrote: "Now to wait for it to show up in my local library..."
I hope it will arrive till August when the monthly read is planned
I hope it will arrive till August when the monthly read is planned
I picked up a copy of Translation State so I'm good to go for August, as long as I have time.
Also got Red Team Blues, so if that gets nominated again I'd be happy to read it.
Also got Red Team Blues, so if that gets nominated again I'd be happy to read it.
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Emily Tesh (other topics)Emily Tesh (other topics)
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