I read Jonathan Livingston Seagull when I was in high school. Can't say it left a huge impression, though I do remember feeling sort of bugged by it. Just the overall tone, I think. More than that -- don't know. It faded fast from memory.
Haven't read the Dozois collection yet. Anything good in it? Generally, I think he selects solid stories for inclusion in the series, and I enjoy his year-end wrap ups. Sometimes, though, the stories are a little more "miss" than "hit." If you're ever in the mood for some modern sf short stories, check out Fast Forward, a collection that came out a year or two ago. I think the editor was Lou Anders. Not sure who he is, but he's got a good eye for fiction. ("Some say he's got two...")
I think if JL Seagull had been written in 1870 it would have been fascinating. In 1950 it would have been worth a read. Since it was written in 1970, it just looks like the zeitgeist vomited, and there in the bowl floated a bestseller. I don't even blame Bach; I think that in 1970 it required effort not to write a book like JL Seagull, and he may have simply gotten distracted for a moment and out it came.
Since I have been outed by froglartbge, I may as well admit that I read the Year's Best SF to write a review of it; if you can find a copy of Friday's Wall Street Journal, you'll find my heavily edited thoughts on it. I must say, it was a lot better than I'd thought it would be, or than my occasional dips into The Magazine of F&SF would have led me to believe it would be.
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Haven't read the Dozois collection yet. Anything good in it? Generally, I think he selects solid stories for inclusion in the series, and I enjoy his year-end wrap ups. Sometimes, though, the stories are a little more "miss" than "hit." If you're ever in the mood for some modern sf short stories, check out Fast Forward, a collection that came out a year or two ago. I think the editor was Lou Anders. Not sure who he is, but he's got a good eye for fiction. ("Some say he's got two...")
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Since I have been outed by froglartbge, I may as well admit that I read the Year's Best SF to write a review of it; if you can find a copy of Friday's Wall Street Journal, you'll find my heavily edited thoughts on it. I must say, it was a lot better than I'd thought it would be, or than my occasional dips into The Magazine of F&SF would have led me to believe it would be.
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