tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post99756911743848286..comments2024-03-25T02:15:02.505-07:00Comments on Nancy's Blog: Powersadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442349453021015062noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-91449666447277815992009-05-06T21:32:00.000-07:002009-05-06T21:32:00.000-07:00I haven't read Le Guin's Powers yet, but I did rea...I haven't read Le Guin's Powers yet, but I did read her Gifts and was left with similar impressions. <br /><br />I think you hit the snail on the head when you suggested that the reason might lie with the age group.<br /><br />While on one hand, I'm a bit disappointed with the idea that YA fiction needs to be "toned down" in order for the audience to grasp the main themes but I am very glad that Le Guin continues to create enjoyable, accessible fiction like that when I first sat down and read Wizard of Earthsea about 25 years ago. <br /><br />She's truly a great author but I have a hard time labeling her as the "best" after finishing Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun.Nathaniel Somershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038389281636146912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-21208482636554254582009-05-06T05:46:00.000-07:002009-05-06T05:46:00.000-07:00Koke -- I haven't read ZOE'S TALE and so didn't re...Koke -- I haven't read ZOE'S TALE and so didn't realize it was YA. Thanks!Nancy Kresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834410304227906387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-67212128820819252742009-05-06T05:15:00.000-07:002009-05-06T05:15:00.000-07:00You list three of the Hugo finalists as YA. Howeve...You list three of the Hugo finalists as YA. However, Scalzi's Zoe's Tale is on the Locus Poll short list as a YA nominee. Is there some reason you don't count it among YA novels?Kokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170525820213006319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-38120215603940238932009-05-04T12:51:00.000-07:002009-05-04T12:51:00.000-07:00Dear me, Nancy... LeGuin is the best sf writer of...Dear me, Nancy... LeGuin is the best sf writer of all time?<br /><br />You should read some more Heinlein. You really should. (grinning smiley)bluesman miike Lindnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730308789066832084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-68558486405434101102009-05-04T10:29:00.000-07:002009-05-04T10:29:00.000-07:00YA = young feeling adults :-)YA = young feeling adults :-)Frank Böhmerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008426544112735280noreply@blogger.com