Re: Variations on a theme

In article <neild-54207D.21003117032008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Damien Neil  <neild@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> jdnicoll@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (James Nicoll) wrote:
>> What kinds of books that you would snap up on sight aren't being
written
>> and/or published anymore?
>
>Science fiction that isn't depressing.
>
	The upcoming Dozois Year's Best SF isn't nearly as much of a 
worthy prelude to suicide as last year's. There's something unnatural
about
an optimistic American but the New Dismal might have bottomed out. This
might be a reaction to 2006, to the impression that peaceful regime change
in the US is possible. 

	As someone said on my LJ, wait about 18 months for a wave of
embittered stories about cor****ate misbehavior.

-- 
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(For all your "The problem with
defending the English language [...]" T-****rt, cup and tote-bag needs)