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Originally Posted by DrNefario
Personally, I love lists, and awards are definitely lists.
I specifically read all of the Hugo winners a few years ago, and am slowly trying (aka failing) to do the same with the BSFA at the moment. (I was also sort of attempting to do the Locus SF, since I was only missing a few, but last year's winner made me lose the impetus.)
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I usually read the Clarke and Hugo short lists. The BSFA short list usually have some overlap with the Clarke short list.
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When I'm browsing through crime fiction - a genre I am less at home in - I do find an award nomination or win to be a sign that this book has something going for it.
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That is my experience also. I read a lot of crime but are not as familiar with the authors and the reviews of the field as I am for SF.