Re: Hugo Shortlist 2008

Here, David T. Bilek <davidbilek@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> Lynch is clearly ready for the big show while the others are still in
> AAA ball honing their skills.  To pick one example, Kowal's website
> says she is a "puppeteer who moonlights as a writer", while Lynch's
> website is all about him actually being a writer.
> 
> I think that's pretty telling. 

I don't care if someone engages in modesty, self-deprecation, or even
full-blown impostor-syndrome insecurity on a web page. Lynch is
clearly a colossal showoff with the self-confidence of a supernova --
I knew that before I finished _Locke Lamora_. It doesn't make him a
Campbell winner.

However, the fact that I *did* finish _Locke Lamora_, recommended it
to all my friends, saw lots of other people recommending it, and
chomped at the bit for the sequel... coupled with the fact that I've
never heard of any of the other four nominees... *that* makes Lynch a
Campbell winner.

--Z

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