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Originally Posted by catsittingstill
I thought _Ancillary Justice_ showed real innovation and quality. Apparently most of the people voting on the Hugos thought so too--and the numbers suggest this includes about 2/3 of the new people brought in by the Sad Puppies and Wheel of Time campaigns (whether with or against in both cases.)
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Ancillary Justice had a bit of a demerit before I read it because it wasn't in the packet (I'm petty like that). But thanks to libraries I was able to read all the books (disclaimer: I didn't read ALL of the Wheel of Time, there just wasn't enough time and what I read of it was fine but nothing all that special) and then I had no choice but to vote for it, as it was both good and pretty unique (I enjoyed the Monster Hunter Book as well, just didn't pick it but it was entertaining--the Vox Day story was just awful though).
The value for me of SF awards is that I tend to get locked into my particular authors or types of book, and reading the nominated books gets me to read things I might have missed otherwise. Plus the Hugos is cool because I actually get to vote for them (and this year, I'm even going to be there for them).