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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
I don't think we can help classifying stuff after the fact, as we realize new definitions can be applied to existing works. I just try to keep timeframes and intents in mind. ...
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Hmm, yes, I see what you mean now.
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Along similar lines, the late John Brunner's works like _The Shockwave Rider_ were called proto-cyberpunk by the promoters of that movement. John just laughed and pointed further back at some Fred Pohl/Cyril Kornbluth collaborations.
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I have no idea why I have never read any of John Brunner's work. For as long as I can remember I've picked his books up off the bookstore shelves, looked at the back, and though to myself "Oh, yeah, definitely have to read this", and then just never got around to it.
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You're welcome, I suppose.
I understand about the TBR pile. The nice thing about ebooks is that the unread stack won't hurt you if it falls over on you. My TBR stack of hardcovers would be another matter. 
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I've hit the Great Books/Harvard Classics binge lately, and I've got to remind myself that if it becomes a task then it loses any point for me. So, I'm starting to interject that reading with my first love, SF, and particularly some of the stuff I missed in my youth while reading the "new release" stuff.
Cheers,
Marc