Speculative Fiction: Slipstream Literature

Descrizione
This list was created at Readercon 2007. I have added some later works by the same authors that would also qualify. Thumbs up books you would recommend; thumbs down books not worth reading.
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43,178 utenti
690 recensioni
4.1
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12,061 utenti
208 recensioni
3.9
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41,355 utenti
1,116 recensioni
4.1
4
18,547 utenti
409 recensioni
4.2
5
16,402 utenti
381 recensioni
3.9
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9,254 utenti
426 recensioni
3.9
6 Members
aulsmith, amanda4242, sturlington, andomck, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith: This is a good book, but I think it's fairly straight-forward horror, rather than slipstream
sturlington: This one was on the original canon list. But thinking about it, there is that sense when reading it that you're not sure what's real.
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24,452 utenti
569 recensioni
4.1
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10,260 utenti
417 recensioni
3.8
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3,519 utenti
89 recensioni
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12,676 utenti
157 recensioni
3.9
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12,761 utenti
378 recensioni
4.1
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21,413 utenti
334 recensioni
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4 Members
aulsmith, thecoroner, ahef1963, kara.shamy
Spiegazioni
aulsmith: If you don't take it too seriously or worry too much about what it all means, this is a pretty good book. I'm not sure what's slipstream about it.
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13,431 utenti
349 recensioni
½ 3.7
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21,905 utenti
293 recensioni
4.1
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12,285 utenti
252 recensioni
4.1
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43,597 utenti
673 recensioni
4.2
5 Members
krisa, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, andomck,kara.shamy
Spiegazioni
sturlington: Magical realism as a forerunner to slipstream.
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7,771 utenti
414 recensioni
4.1
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6,326 utenti
191 recensioni
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11,130 utenti
293 recensioni
3.9
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15,075 utenti
364 recensioni
4.1
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8,757 utenti
170 recensioni
3.8
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38,966 utenti
1,260 recensioni
4.1
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847 utenti
31 recensioni
½ 3.7
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1,429 utenti
46 recensioni
½ 3.4
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17,524 utenti
365 recensioni
4.2
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22,321 utenti
926 recensioni
3.8
27
42,901 utenti
998 recensioni
3.9
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11,004 utenti
200 recensioni
4.1
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9,649 utenti
154 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
krisa, Tomleesteenboek, amanda4242, thecoroner,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : I couldn't get past page 10
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4,174 utenti
121 recensioni
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14,343 utenti
939 recensioni
4.1
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3,806 utenti
252 recensioni
3.9
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3,642 utenti
73 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
krisa, aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith: This isn't as profound as Delany wants it to be, but it does offer an entree into the hidden world of sexual minorities.
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3,420 utenti
104 recensioni
½ 3.6
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16,884 utenti
526 recensioni
3.9
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1,404 utenti
18 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
krisa, mkbird
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22,265 utenti
397 recensioni
3.9
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9,217 utenti
313 recensioni
4
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6,081 utenti
349 recensioni
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2,128 utenti
54 recensioni
½ 3.5
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730 utenti
21 recensioni
4
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749 utenti
24 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
krisa, mkbird
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9,144 utenti
200 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
krisa, merrystar
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2,820 utenti
98 recensioni
4.1
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1,009 utenti
41 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
mkbird, merrystar
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3,714 utenti
179 recensioni
4
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721 utenti
17 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
aulsmith, mkbird
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2,297 utenti
59 recensioni
3.8
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492 utenti
15 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
mkbird, amanda4242
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10,792 utenti
192 recensioni
½ 3.7
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5,226 utenti
56 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
krisa, thecoroner, kara.shamy,aulsmith
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : There's a movie of this, believe it or not, and I did enjoy watching the Liffey flow and hearing parts of this read, but I'd never bother to try and read it through as a novel.
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887 utenti
15 recensioni
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2 Members
krisa, aulsmith
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6,462 utenti
108 recensioni
3.8
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11,804 utenti
138 recensioni
3.8
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10,528 utenti
139 recensioni
4.1
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33,627 utenti
1,388 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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1,141 utenti
50 recensioni
½ 3.7
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1,250 utenti
27 recensioni
½ 3.6
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craso
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2,526 utenti
44 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
krisa, thecoroner
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10,344 utenti
167 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
thecoroner, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : The atmosphere-to-plot ratio was too high for me.
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8,021 utenti
577 recensioni
4
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839 utenti
19 recensioni
3.9
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2,139 utenti
133 recensioni
½ 3.7
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1,287 utenti
67 recensioni
½ 3.5
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7,152 utenti
360 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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1,341 utenti
69 recensioni
2.9
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3,424 utenti
152 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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2,738 utenti
111 recensioni
3.2
2 Members
krisa, ahef1963
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2,396 utenti
59 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
krisa, ahef1963
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698 utenti
11 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
krisa, thecoroner
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17,715 utenti
1,242 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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26,596 utenti
756 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
krisa, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Some good stuff here and there, but long and short on plot.
sturlington: Couldn't finish this one.
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1,916 utenti
67 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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8,113 utenti
286 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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3,951 utenti
64 recensioni
4.1
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223 utenti
8 recensioni
3.8
Member
aulsmith
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7,438 utenti
96 recensioni
3.8
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5,221 utenti
71 recensioni
4.1
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511 utenti
7 recensioni
½ 3.6
Member
mkbird
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7,635 utenti
222 recensioni
4.1
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678 utenti
6 recensioni
3.9
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317 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 3.4
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mkbird
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639 utenti
4 recensioni
3.9
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270 utenti
6 recensioni
4.2
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mkbird
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969 utenti
31 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
aulsmith
Spiegazioni
aulsmith: A little slow in the middle, but the end is worth it.
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184 utenti
9 recensioni
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mkbird
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3,394 utenti
92 recensioni
4.1
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6,669 utenti
138 recensioni
½ 3.7
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andomck
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317 utenti
31 recensioni
½ 3.6
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5,924 utenti
104 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Eh. Not bad, but not really engaging either.
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3,040 utenti
49 recensioni
½ 3.7
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600 utenti
20 recensioni
½ 3.7
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223 utenti
1 recensione
3.9
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1,884 utenti
26 recensioni
½ 4.3
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aulsmith
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12,993 utenti
738 recensioni
4.2
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6,877 utenti
167 recensioni
3.8
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ahef1963
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5,101 utenti
34 recensioni
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35,238 utenti
934 recensioni
½ 3.7
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17,287 utenti
671 recensioni
4.1
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5,689 utenti
409 recensioni
½ 3.4