science fiction book meme stolen from nicosomething

[nontacitare]

This is a list of the 50 most significant science fiction/fantasy novels, 1953-2002, according to the Science Fiction Book Club.

Bold the ones you've read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished and put an asterisk beside the ones you loved.

Comments

[nicosomething]

You can strike through using the commands strike and /strike with the < > around them.

And I must say I'm conflicted since I really like the book you're going to strike ; )

[nontacitare]

And I must say I'm conflicted since I really like the book you're going to strike ; )

And I admire your honor in telling me anyway. ;-)

[quiet_spike]

Interesting list. I agree with you about A Wrinkle in Time and I, Robot, although I realize it would be easy for Asimov to be over-represented. I share your feelings for Heinlein. I read The Cat Who Walks Through Walls a few years back and really enjoyed some aspects of it, but by the end I was really pissed off at the author and wished I hadn't read it. I still haven't forgiven him for killing the cat.

And I had no idea Nevil Shute wrote sci fi! I've read a few of his murder mysteries.

[nontacitare]

On the Beach is a post-apocalyptic novel written in the '60's, about the last group of doomed survivors in Australia. The book and the movie are both excellent in different ways. (The book is more thought-provoking, the movie is more of a tear-jerker.)

[quiet_spike]

I'd imagine he'd do a good job with that. Cool! I'll have to check it out.

books and lines

[rfunk]

I didn't know you'd read Dangerous Visions.

Contact is too recent and relatively obscure to make the list, though it's certainly a favorite of mine.

To draw a line through something you do this: this