Posts by Paul Litterick
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If anyone knows a better way of judging merit, they are most welcome to draw a diagram. I am sure there must be gatekeepers in the Sci Fi world, just as there are in any artistic environment. There are prizes, which must have judges. There are magazines, which must have editors. There is a canon of Sci Fi writers: the same names are mentioned often; their qualities and influence are widely discussed. So why should the literary world be any different?
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I feel uncomfortable discussing such cases, since we usually do not have all the facts. The prosecution has a role - to prosecute - so the evidence must be pretty harmful for it to decide to abandon its case after six months.
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Good writing becomes accepted as part of broad literary culture, regardless of its genre. Wells, Ballard and Wyndham have been recognised as good writers. Others might also be recognised for their literary merit.
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There are canons in all genres, especially Sci-Fi.
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And, whilst we are at it, your justification for being uncivil is lame.
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And warrants using rude words to people who do the distainful flicking
I hope you are not referring to me, because I was doing no such thing. I did not devise the canon - it exists because it is widely accepted. Atwood is in it because of her genius, Ballard as well. It is the quality of the writing and the concern for the human condition which matters, not the genre.
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Read through the whole thing last night, and not much to add other than to express relief that Paul Litterick received the flaming he so deserved for his outrageous declarations of outmoded snobbery -- delivered presumably from the safety (and mindset) of an ivory tower somewhere -- re. sci-fi vs. literary fiction, readers vs. fans, Margaret Atwood, Iain (M.) Banks, umm.. and so on.
There is nothing like being attacked by someone who has a multiple-murderer for his avatar. If you would like to read a third time, Stephen, you might notice that I was not attacking Science Fiction, outrageous though my comments might seem. It really is no wonder that Margaret Atwood wants to distance herself from Sci-Fi, when one sees the Philistinism and anti-intellectualism of some of the fans.
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I hate to be the myth-buster, but the shopping mall story started out as a joke by one of the staff. It was mentioned in a contemporary Metro article.
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Post hoc reasoning is common amongst architects: they put a decorative feature on a building and then claim it has a purpose.
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.... a museum of the future.
Shh, you will get the Sci-Fi fanboys excited.