Naturally, I've been doing my damnedest to achieve such a lofty goal and last month, after numerous entries into the monthly poll, my review of Way Station was placed on the same pedestal as some really great book reviewers. Whether I really did the book any justice, I'm not sure. I am quite happy to have won though.
Later, the same weekend it was called to my attention (thanks Emil) that my review of Dreamsnake had garnered a quote on an ebook website Book View Cafe. I don't read many ebooks so I'd never heard of the site, but it was flattering nonetheless. Of course it was also Father's day weekend when the poll ended which meant that my daughter made me a sweet and almost completely unintelligible card. It was a great weekend. Links and screenshot below.
GMRC May Winner
Dreamsnake on Bookviewcafe.com
Cool, friend! I speak under correction, but I think Book View Cafe may have been the brainchild of Vonda N. McIntyre herself. That's the only place where you can still purchase copies of her books, for example, and some other noteworthy authors, who may or may not be out of print.
ReplyDeleteAnd your review for "Way Sation" was great and well deserved of it's everlasting glory. Not to mention the opportunity to chose a book as prize!
Keep up the good work. You never know where the quest for everlasting glory may lead ;)
Oh wow, that makes it even cooler!
DeleteI might have been mistaken. It seems that Ursula Le Guin is a founding member. That is then uber-cool ;)
DeleteI bought my copy of Dreamsnake from them about two years ago, and did not quite enjoy it as much as you did. I think I might have read it after some real gritty novels like "Altered Carbon." I'm very into apocalyptic narratives, so I need to give Dreamsnake another go. Your astonishing HEP score on it has me very intrigued for a second, more thorough reading.
I do think the timing affected my read opposite the way you may have been. I do stand by the score though. The whole time I was listening I felt I was listening to a chiaroscuro painting. The pace and tone were so slow and dark and menacing sometimes...
DeleteI will admit that the ending kind of lost some steam (I may have mentioned that) but it was still pretty fabulous.
congratulations!! very very nice.
ReplyDelete[like the "label" there, "shameless self-promotion." we are happy to help you indulge. this very cool news!]
~L (omphaloskepsis)
Oh, and in keeping up with the *shameless self-promotion*, why don't you send the Dreamsnake review over to WWEnd, for potentially more everlasting glory.
ReplyDeleteOh crap, scratch that - you did that already *my bad
DeleteYour win was inevitable I think. You've posted many fine reviews for the challenge thus far. Well done, Sir.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave! I got my shirt on Friday. When people ask where I got it, I'll tell them the best website EVER!
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