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Originally Posted by ekbell
Better to live with the fact that the main purpose of these awards is not to provide a recommended reading list but to honor those who write good books.
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Back in the days when the field was small and neglected by big publishing (60's) that is exactly what the Hugos and Nebulas were. Fans honored with Hugos the books they bought and liked, authors honored the stories they admired with Nebulas.
Then the marketting guys and the cliques and politicians and culture warriors from both sides took over.
Dragons seem to be going back to basics.
Fans like, fans vote.
I'm sure the process will get polluted soon enough.