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Matt’s Bookosphere 6/29/08 « Enter the Octopus — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:50:03 +0000

[...] Jeff VanderMeer’s “Big Ass Fantasy List” (lots of good reading recommendations) [...]

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:31:41 +0000

Looking at the comments to the original post, I see I made a prediction back in 2006: And I know you said that you aren't a fan of 'instant classics,' but I can't wonder what many will make of Robert Bolaño's works as they are now becoming available in English. I suspect in 10-20 years, he'll be a posthumous legend. This, a year before The Savage Detectives was released in English translation and two years before the translation of 2666, which seems to be getting quite a bit of publicity in advance of its November release. Nice little time capsule thing. Surprised at how many on that list I had read, even though it's still far short of 50%.

By: J. T. Glover

J. T. Glover — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:11:13 +0000

This is a great list (well, lists). I think I commented on the old blog, but it inspired me (finally) to pick up Auster, Borges, and a number of others. It broadened my idea of fantasy in a very good way.

By: Larry

Larry — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:34:13 +0000

Well, I have a few spare weeks. Want to see if I’ll be foolhardy enough to do it? :P

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:23:13 +0000

Oh yeah–because I have time for that. ;)
Jeff

By: Larry

Larry — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:15:44 +0000

I remember contributing a few to that final list way back when. Perhaps it’s time for you to start it all over again, just to see which authors we’d add to the mix this time? ;)

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:10:05 +0000

Gawd–can’t even remember now. Probably the Bruce Holland Rodgers? I’ll check.

I dunno re SF. Re definitive–I can’t remember. The longest one. ;)

Jeff

By: Daniel Ausema

Daniel Ausema — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:31:26 +0000

On the 64 favorites list, you had two X-ed out for judging reasons. I didn’t see anywhere that you revealed those (though I admit I didn’t read through every one of the other lists). I imagine you must be free to reveal them now…

By: Terry Weyna

Terry Weyna — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:05:21 +0000

Um, is any one of those lists definitive? That is, does any list contain all the components of all the other lists combined?

Is there any similar SF list anywhere?