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Originally Posted by pwalker8
The question is, does the Hugo go to the novel you enjoyed the most (which would include fluff) or does it go to the "best" novel in a literary loved by English teachers and literary critics around the world sort of way (or however you define good literature)? I always thought the best novel was the one that I enjoyed the most. Obviously, different people have different criteria. Nothing wrong with that.
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The vote is for best science fiction (or fantasy). So there is also the science fiction/fantasy component.
But I just cannot understand the opinion that if you compare two novels the best one is the one you enjoy the most. And what does "enjoy" mean here? Is it simply that the book was fun? Or how do you compare a "fun" book with a "intellectually stimulating" book? And to be a choose a better sf book an intellectually stimulating book always win over a fun book. A book that is just fun to read can never be the best sf book.