Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: stunned
  • Music: Jack Black, "School of Rock."

Um. Holy Velociraptor sandwich, Batman.

Um.

To quote the NPR page:

"Last month when we asked the NPR audience to submit nominations for a list of the 100 most pulse-quickening, suspenseful novels ever written, you came through with some 600 titles. It was a fascinating, if unwieldy, collection.

"Now, with your input, a panel of thriller writers and critics has whittled that list down to a manageable 182 novels. That roster, which we now offer for final voting, draws from every known thriller sub-genre—techno, espionage, crime, medical, psychological, horror, legal, supernatural and more."

Here is a link to the full story, including the list of 182 novels being considered for the top 100.

Scroll down. Scroll down to books beginning with the letter "F."

Understand why I am sitting here looking pole-axed.

I AM IN THE SECOND-TIER NPR LIST. ME. I am right fucking there, along with my two favorite Stephen King novels of all time, and the first Repairman Jack novel, and Jurassic Park, and and and and...

Ack.

So they say lobbying is okay, right there in the article, and this is me, lobbying. I'm not sure how I made this list; it would mean a lot to me to make the final cut. Please consider swinging by and taking a look at the nominees? And maybe, you know, making with the clicky?

Now please excuse me. I seem to have something in my eye.
Tags: awards and stuff, feed, mira grant, zombies
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glam_k

July 20 2010, 14:44:03 UTC 6 years ago

Squee!!!! That officially qualifies as superfabulousawesomesauce... and so do you. :D

Here, have a kitteh-cupcake, and some Diet Dr. Pepper. You deserve 'em!!

seanan_mcguire

July 20 2010, 14:52:04 UTC 6 years ago

I totally have the Diet Dr Pepper ALREADY IN HAND.

glam_k

July 20 2010, 18:23:55 UTC 6 years ago

Well, I'd hardly leave you in the lurch... What if you only had enough DDP to wash down one or two bites of yummy cupcake? Then you'd either be forced to choke down the rest of it, dry-mouthed, or you'd find yourself staring wistfully at it, thinking "If only I had another DDP, I could totally enjoy the rest of that delicious kitteh-cupcake". Hmph. :D