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Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018"

From wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman)
Newsgroups rec.arts.sf.written
Subject Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018"
Date 2018-01-05 05:54 +0000
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In article <p2lqbt$lrb$1@dont-email.me>,
Lynn McGuire  <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>"The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018"
> 
>https://www.tor.com/2017/12/26/the-books-were-looking-forward-to-in-2018/
>
>That is a lot of books.  And mostly fantasy.  I dislike fantasy.  Except 
>the fantasy that I like.

Thus is the world we live in, or at least read in, today.

>Nope, not single one looks interesting to me.

I didn't actually read the summaries, but based on the authors and
artwork, I can imagine that there might be half a dozen of those in
there that I might buy *after* seeing a favorable review from someone
whose taste I had confidence in.  But I didn't see anything there that
I was "looking forward to" in the normal sense of the phrase.

-GAWollman

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"The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-01-04 12:04 -0600
  Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com> - 2018-01-04 15:06 -0500
  Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> - 2018-01-04 21:46 -0800
    Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-01-05 06:00 +0000
      Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2018-01-05 03:28 -0600
        Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" Anthony Frost <Vulch@vulch.org> - 2018-01-05 11:28 +0000
        Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-01-05 13:42 +0000
          Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-01-05 22:53 +0000
            Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2018-01-05 18:33 -0500
            Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-01-05 16:27 -0700
        Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-01-05 15:59 +0000
      Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> - 2018-01-05 16:38 +0000
    Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-01-05 14:55 +0000
      Re: "The Books We???re Looking Forward to in 2018" Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> - 2018-01-05 09:43 -0800
  Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) - 2018-01-05 05:54 +0000
  Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-01-05 10:42 -0800
    Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-05 14:01 -0700
      Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-01-05 13:24 -0800
        Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-05 14:30 -0700
    Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-01-05 13:26 -0800
  Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Default User <defaultuserbr@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-07 22:28 -0800
  Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> - 2018-01-08 10:03 -0800
    Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-01-08 18:22 +0000
      Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-01-08 10:49 -0700
        Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> - 2018-01-08 11:19 -0800
        Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> - 2018-01-08 21:53 -0800
          Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" "Gary R. Schmidt" <grschmidt@acm.org> - 2018-01-09 18:18 +1100
      Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> - 2018-01-08 11:17 -0800
        Re: Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-01-08 11:26 -0700
          Re: Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> - 2018-01-08 11:31 -0800
            Re: Re: Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-01-08 11:39 -0700
              Re: Re: Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> - 2018-01-08 11:47 -0800
                Re: Re: Re: Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-01-08 11:51 -0700
            Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-01-09 01:27 -0600
              Re: Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-01-09 09:14 -0700
                Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-01-09 14:52 -0600
                Re: Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2018-01-09 13:09 -0700
                Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-01-09 13:10 -0800
                Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-01-09 16:03 -0600
        Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-01-08 13:09 -0800
          Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-01-08 17:48 -0800
            Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> - 2018-01-08 22:58 -0800
              Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-01-09 01:24 -0600
          Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2018-01-08 18:22 -0800
            Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> - 2018-01-09 06:31 -0800
              Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Pubkeybreaker <pubkeybreaker@aol.com> - 2018-01-09 06:59 -0800
                Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-01-09 15:15 +0000
                Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-01-09 15:12 -0600
              Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2018-01-09 13:19 -0800
                Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-01-09 14:06 -0800
        Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-01-08 21:21 +0000
        Re: "The Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2018" Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2018-01-08 13:30 -0800
      Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2018-01-08 14:16 -0800
        Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> - 2018-01-10 13:26 -0800
          Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-01-10 21:48 +0000
            Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-01-10 21:48 +0000
            Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> - 2018-01-12 12:05 -0800
              Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-01-12 20:20 +0000
              Re: "The Books We're Looking Forward to in 2018" Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> - 2018-01-12 21:53 -0800

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