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Title: 2011 Nebula winners
Post by: Talia on May 22, 2011, 01:52:08 AM

Congrats to all! (http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/05/2011-nebula-award-winners) (in particular Rachel Swirsky!).

Title: Re: 2011 Nebula winners
Post by: Gamercow on May 22, 2011, 04:25:30 AM

"Ponies" won?  Once again, I do not understand awards.

Title: Re: 2011 Nebula winners
Post by: Talia on May 22, 2011, 04:27:45 AM

Quote from: Gamercow on May 22, 2011, 04:25:30 AM

"Ponies" won?  Once again, I do not understand awards.

technically it tied with the Harlan Ellison story (!), but I donno, I found that story pretty powerful myself, if disturbing.

But then, controversy and disagreement over Ms. Johnson's stories are nothing new :D They oft do hit nerves.

Title: Re: 2011 Nebula winners
Post by: DKT on May 23, 2011, 04:19:26 PM

Congrats to the winners (SWIRSKY! You the bomb at PodCastle yo!)  ;D

Has anyone read the Willis books?

Title: Re: 2011 Nebula winners
Post by: Heradel on May 24, 2011, 12:34:56 AM

Quote from: Talia on May 22, 2011, 04:27:45 AM

Quote from: Gamercow on May 22, 2011, 04:25:30 AM

"Ponies" won?  Once again, I do not understand awards.

technically it tied with the Harlan Ellison story (!), but I donno, I found that story pretty powerful myself, if disturbing.

But then, controversy and disagreement over Ms. Johnson's stories are nothing new :D They oft do hit nerves.

I mean, she won the Nebula last year for Scar. I'd say Ponies is a little more disturbing that Scar, but that's purely a matter of personal preference. (For the record, we're not running Ponies during the Month O'Hugos, but that is only because we couldn't secure the rights to the story.)

Congrats to everyone, though especially Rachel.

Title: Re: 2011 Nebula winners
Post by: tpi on May 25, 2011, 04:13:57 PM

Quote from: DKT on May 23, 2011, 04:19:26 PM

Has anyone read the Willis books?

Just finished it.
Apparently Willis is so huge star, that she doesn't need an editor anymore.
If about 50% of running around accomplishing nothing, and nonstop worrying by fairly stupid and irritating characters would have been cut away this horribly overlong two part book would have fairly good, one volume novel.

Title: Re: 2011 Nebula winners
Post by: joderu on August 27, 2011, 03:31:56 AM

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I mean, she won the Nebula last year for Scar. I'd say Ponies is a little more disturbing that Scar, but that's purely a matter of personal preference. (For the record, we're not running Ponies during the Month O'Hugos, but that is only because we couldn't secure the rights to the story.)

Congrats to everyone, though especially Rachel.

More disturbing than "Spar?" Ooh, tough call but I'd say "Spar" by a nose. Involuntary alien sex is pretty close to as disturbing a scenario as I can imagine. Ponies more cruel though. Both difficult to consume for the empathetic reader.