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Originally Posted by HarryT
True, but that was a book aimed more at the "general readership" market than the SF market, wouldn't you say? That, to my mind, is what defines "contemporary fiction" - books that AREN'T sold to specialist "genre" readers.
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I think I can see the distinction you're making - but it's a difficult one to gauge precisely imho. 'Dr Who' is aimed at a general audience, but is also widely regarded as primarily SF.
Personally, as far as the MR Book Club goes, I'd prefer to err on the side of inclusion, rather than exclusion. It would be best, imho, to encourage as many nominations as possible, and then let people people debate their merits in the thread.
Anyhow, that's just my opinion - I'll happily accept whatever guidance PilotBob decides is most appropriate.