busyI am reasonably sure that each and every person on that ballot wants to win. I am no different. But almost as much as I want to win, I want to know that if I lose, it will be because every possible voter looked at the works up for consideration, looked at their ballot, and made their choice fairly and well. I want you all to vote. I want to lose because I lost, not because there was a sale at Ben and Jerry's and we all got rightfully distracted because dude, ice cream.
Please. If you are eligible to vote, it has never been easier to get a clear view of the entire ballot. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Hugo committee, we have an electronic voting package that is a bibliophile's dream; you can read and consider absolutely everything that's asking for your vote. And if you're not a member yet, but were thinking about it, you can still register with full voting rights if you do it soon.
Make this year's Hugo winners the ones you think deserve those shiny rocket ships.
Vote.
July 5 2011, 22:57:23 UTC 5 years ago
Novels
Novellas
Novellettes
Short Stories
Graphic Novels
I have seen only four of the Long Form dramatic presentations, and won't vote on that category unless I manage to get in a viewing of Toy Story 3. As we are currently not sure when we can live in our apartment (short version: fire in neighbor's apartment while we were away, no loss of life, some question of when repairs can begin, I consider us quite fortunate), TS3 isn't my priority. But Nook + Hugo Package = Big Win!
I do comprehend that people vote when they haven't read everything or seen everything in the category. I don't. (Insert rant about fan who voted for a movie when said fan had seen none of the entries in that category. Yes, this includes the movie the fan voted for. After all, the fan liked the book on which the movie was based.) This is the first year I consider it honorable for me to vote on any written fiction category other than short story.
Now, if I can only figure out how to convince the SMOFs to put in a list of what the candidates for Best Editor have edited...
July 5 2011, 23:24:24 UTC 5 years ago
I will vote when missing one or two items from a category if I know, without argument, that it will not change my vote. I haven't read the Bujold entry in Best Novel; I'm told that, if I do, it will spoil me on earlier books in the series to where I can't enjoy them untainted. Also, I didn't read the Heinlein bio. I bounced off the first chapter, and didn't have enough give a damn to continue.
I would love that list so much.
July 6 2011, 06:03:53 UTC 5 years ago
No, the thing that is scaring me is that the mayor wants to close the fire house that responded. Five more minutes could easily have made the difference between my neighbor across the hall being able to talk to me from the burn unit, sounding like himself, and my neighbor across the hall being dead. The superintendent is planning to circulate a petition (and chafing at the bit to start repairs -- he has to wait for insurance folks to give him the go ahead).
So, yeah, it sucks, and I really appreciate all the sympathy and good vibes everyone is sending, but we were very, very lucky.
As for the Hugo reading, bouncing off a book counts as acting in good faith. I'd be more uncomfortable about your not reading the Bujold if I thought this one were a stronger novel. As it is, I think the last five hundred to a thousand words of it would have made a kickass short story. Then again, I'm already splitting a hair very finely for my top two picks in the short story category, so perhaps it's just as well that no one tried to do that.
I'll see if I can talk to SMOFs at Renovation about the list of stuff edited. I gather that this was supposed to have been done for at least the short form nominees, but that it never has been done.
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