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Originally Posted by Rev. Bob
I disagree, for two reasons. First, I'm a fan and haven't caught a whiff of such a campaign; thus, if it exists, it's ineffective. Second, if her nominations resulted from an organized campaign, it stands to reason that her constituents would nominate one strong work in a category, rather than splitting their efforts between two or even three works...and yet, the latter is what we see.
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I do not think it is a campaign either. But what we seem to be seeing lately is that books by popular people that have a big following on social media gets nominated. And to me at least the nominated books are not so good and better books was not nominated.
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I've read the Newsflesh works and Parasite within recent memory, and I think the latter is a more award-worthy book. It's not necessarily a more readable book, but the subject matter and the manner of its approach shows a better mastery of the craft, if that makes sense. It's like comparing Stephen King's It and Christine; the latter tells a faster-paced, more engaging story, but the construction and detail of the former keep me coming back for endless rereads. It is just a better-crafted book.
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I am just reading
Parasite and that is encouraging. I think the Newsflesh books were flawed. They seemed to be written in a hurry or not enough time was spent thinking through details. People behaved stupidly even when they were supposed to be smart and that made me loose confidence in the writing.