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Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books : NPR
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David Weber's Honor Harrington books should be there IMO. Ender's Game, while I'm ok with it being on the list, is ranked way too high. The same with the Dune books. For that matter, I didn't like the Lord of the Rings books all that much....but I understand and approve of their placement because of the profound influence they have had on the genre.
I'm sure there are others I would like to see added or removed, but I only did a cursory look at the list. It's all so subjective, of course, that everyone will have a different list.
I'm surprised that I've actually read 6 of the top 10. And I like reading about as much as Herman Cain.
I love to read, and fantasy is my genre of choice. So you can imagine my surprise when I found that at maximum, I have read 25% of the list.
Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books : NPR
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A lot of fanboy picks. That's all I can say.Not a single listing for the grandfather of horror/fantasy, H.P. Lovecraft.
Sad.
See, some of it just doesn't make any sense to me.
A lot of good reading. I recommend this, 58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson, for those who have not read them. The only thing I about fantasy books that I have a problem with is the maps. They should put them in the book with perforated edges or in a pocket so a person can have them laying beside you when you read so you can glance at it to see where the characters are. By the time you learn where ever everything is at the adventure is almost one.
Too much on that list is Fantasy (which I mock as a p--s poor substitute for SF), not really Science Fiction as I read and collected in the 50's and 60's. That why I don't read much of it these days.Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books : NPR
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