tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095695341570716002.post5280565612203830958..comments2023-10-27T17:16:27.467-04:00Comments on The Hugo Endurance Project: Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12364999124473415795noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095695341570716002.post-44590497613023441682013-09-19T13:54:58.959-04:002013-09-19T13:54:58.959-04:00Let me know what you think of Redshirts when you&#...Let me know what you think of Redshirts when you're done. It's my least favourite of Scalzi's books, and I have many of the same misgivings about the award process as you do in relation to Harry Potter.Sebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287375836781255561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095695341570716002.post-54549174780229209182013-09-12T21:47:11.223-04:002013-09-12T21:47:11.223-04:00DERP! I forgot Prisoner! Thanks for pointing tha...DERP! I forgot Prisoner! Thanks for pointing that out. Yeah, I mention it (the reasons I think a book won the Hugo) here probably more than I care about the actual reason. I look at it just like you mention; I started this blog/challenge mainly for exposure to more SF. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364999124473415795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095695341570716002.post-22596527318512848662013-09-06T15:26:21.310-04:002013-09-06T15:26:21.310-04:00And another note: L Ron Hubbard was nominated onc...And another note: L Ron Hubbard was nominated once...Stephen Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474038338477057626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095695341570716002.post-58456439093370398662013-09-06T14:20:50.837-04:002013-09-06T14:20:50.837-04:00Hi Jeremy,
I agree with you on questioning the Hu...Hi Jeremy,<br /><br />I agree with you on questioning the Hugo process with this one. I think by definition, awards often devolve to a popularity contest, whether the voters are peers or a fan base. Why did Red Mars win a Nebula, but Green and Blue won Hugos. Why did Asimov win the one-time greatest-series-of-all-time award for the Foundation trilogy over Tolkien. Why didn't Hitchcock ever win an Oscar. I had one friend who accused the Pulitzer and National Book Award panels as being old-boys clubs.<br /><br />With each book I read, I often try to guess what about it propelled it to a Hugo win. I think after a while, it becomes rather masturbatory.<br /><br />Despite being bogged down by the last 13 massive tomes, I've come to look at my challenge like an item I read in the WWE FAQ about their emphasis on awards: it's not that the awards are definitions of the best. They give us a broad indication of some good stuff, and exposure to different authors.<br /><br />Just a technical note, Rowling was also nominated for Prisoner of Azkaban. I would agree with your thought process though that Goblet of Fire might have won because it's the turning point between light and dark, as well as in the level of juvenality (is that a word?). See, there I go analyzing again...Stephen Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474038338477057626noreply@blogger.com