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Old 02-24-2011, 04:39 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by bill_mchale View Post
Just a quick note of distinction. The Hugos are voted on by the pre-registered members of the World Science Fiction Convention; those members include mostly fans. The Nebulas are voted on by the membership of SFWA which are by and large writers. So in some respects, its kind of like a People's Choice versus the Oscars.
Correct. The Nebulas are a juried peer award. The Hugos are more of a popular award.

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While I sometimes find Nebula award winners to feel a bit like they were written more to be thought about than to entertain and Hugo award winners were written more to entertain than to be thought about. When a book wins both though, it immediately gets a place on my to be read pile.
I'm not sure I agree, but you can make a case for it. I happily read both, as I like stories that make me think. In fact, that's half the reason I read SF, period.
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