Best of 2011 and Hugo predictions?

**AuntiePam** · September 10th, 2012, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by suciul

. . . i think the personal unpopularity of Jo walton will also be cancelled out and Among Others will be considered too.
As for best, Hugo have not been about that in decades so it's an irrelevant discussion

I hate to ask, because I'm reading Jo Walton's book now and I'm really liking it, but why is she personally unpopular?

**odo** · September 10th, 2012, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by beniowa

No, I get what you're saying and I got all that. There's also the idea that

Spoiler:

whether any of that stuff is real at all or just a delusion created by Mor's mind

. It just didn't gel for me as much as I feel that it's been done better by other authors.

It's still a pretty good book.

Yes, it's not perfect but quite enjoyable. I'd have liked Embassytown to win (and cast my vote so), but Among Others was my second choice.

**odo** · September 10th, 2012, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by AuntiePam

I hate to ask, because I'm reading Jo Walton's book now and I'm really liking it, but why is she personally unpopular?

Is she? I didn't know.

**suciul** · September 10th, 2012, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by AuntiePam

I hate to ask, because I'm reading Jo Walton's book now and I'm really liking it, but why is she personally unpopular?

Google is your friend here - as a hint try Hugo acceptance speech

**kissmequick** · September 10th, 2012, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by suciul

Google is your friend here - as a hint try Hugo acceptance speech

I get some photos and congrats etc. Nothing untoward

Wanna try to be more specific?

ETA absolutely the only controversy I can see is Ustream shutting down the ceremony due to bots, when they had permissions etc. I see a couple of blogs mention a 'beautiful letter to fans'

So,, what the heck is this about then?

**suciul** · September 10th, 2012, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by kissmequick

I get some photos and congrats etc. Nothing untoward

Wanna try to be more specific?

ETA absolutely the only controversy I can see is Ustream shutting down the ceremony due to bots, when they had permissions etc. I see a couple of blogs mention a 'beautiful letter to fans'

So,, what the heck is this about then?

maybe this link helps (see under Hugo III)

http://wrongquestions.blogspot.com/

**kissmequick** · September 11th, 2012, 04:53 AM

But you posted about her 'personal unpopularity' approx nine months before that occurred. (And...hmm...I'm not seeing a huge swathe of OMG Jo is unpopular because of it either, even in that article it's noted maybe she's just name-checking someone who helped her, and it was just a bit odd)

So, you can see the future? Or what? If you can, you can still see more than I can here.