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When the noms came out, I dropped everything and read all of the books, short stories, novellas, novellettes, and illustrated placemats that it included. This year's noms - who were written in about 2007 and published in 2008 - were a noticeably gloomy bunch of downers. All great, don't get me wrong, but the mood overall was generally down beaten.
I'm afraid the pool of nominees are reflective of the turmoil and uncertainty in the world in the last year or so. It will be interesting to sample next year's noms to try to pick up the 2008-09 vibe.
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