Re: Hugo Shortlist 2008 (Sawyer)

On Mar 21, 10:53=A0pm, David T. Bilek <davidbi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>
> I'd probably agree that there are far worse writers than Sawyer. =A0He's
> mediocre. =A0But I reserve the right to criticize him far more than
> other authors of similar talents because they don't get nominated for
> the Hugo award every year, and don't get the damn award for worst
> novel to win the Hugo in 50 years. =A0They also don't self aggrandize to
> the extent that Sawyer does, nor market themselves for the awards they
> way he seemed to before he finally got paid off by the hometown crowd
> in Toronto.
>
> -David

Oh, I agree that it's odd to me that someone who seems like an average
writer at best is conintuing to appear on award ballots.  To me, this
year's list is just excellent, and his book stick out as one that
doesn't belong.