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dustydigger
Posted 2016-04-06 9:40 AM (#13177 - in reply to #13118)
Subject: Re: The Definitive 1980s SF Reading Challenge		Quote Reply



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I am only doing the basic 10 as a challenge,though I will be reading others as bonus books,but not officially. I had quite a hard time with the 70schallenge. So many ''issue'' books,which I am not keen on,plus I had read many of the top books,and locating free copies of some more obscure reads proved difficult. Thank heavens for Open Library!.I have one more book for the 70s challenge to read,and unfortunately I havent managed to read all 12 of the books which may survive Still need to read Butler's Kindred plus PKDs A Scanner Darkly,but that is going to have to be next year.At least I have read 10/12 of the Books that may survive till 22nd century for the 80s challenge.But I have only read 32/145 of the books on the lists!Not very good,is it? Mind you,its still a lot better than the 90s,where I have read a measly 20/136,a measly 15 %! And only 4/12 of the 22nd Century list. I DEFINITELY need this challenge to start to at least scratch at my mountainous TBR lists. Good job the challenge stopped at the 90s,my 21st century reads are rather sparse to say the least.
I am working my way through the Hugos and Nebula award winners,so several of my 80s books are already decided on.Lots of famous titles I want to read,but the books are getting longer now,it may be slow going. But I'll get there in the end!
I guess it will take around another 10 years to catch up on all the old books I want to read. When I look back to 4 years ago when I found WWEnd and started to read SF, after many neglecting decades, I think I have done fantastically well,but it will take time. By time I am 78 I may actually be reading modern up to date books. Wonder what the books of 2026 will be like..........



Edited by dustydigger 2016-04-06 10:08 AM

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