Look Scott we got Jurassic Park on the list! Like you both with Enders Game (also great) Jurassic Park was the book we read as teenagers that helped cultivate my love of reading and Sci Fi.
It was so fun to see it creep up the list in the last week. It was on mine as well (#4), though I honestly didn’t expect it to make it through. I was surprised that no other Crichton were nominated.
Hi.. I remember recently I burst your head about.." The sparrow " a book I think would be banned in bible belt America...its dated but still my 2nd fave 1st contract book. If it were to be made into a series or movie...its would rock a few in the Vatican/ isreal etc . Doug from Scotland
Jurassic Park is in my top 5, the book is significantly worse than the movie (although the beginning of the book is incredible then it reaches the cliff). For me, it's the dinosaur aspect, I wish I could read a reddit thread of JP books readers talking about the movie release in '93, just to read reader's impressions of the movie and comparing it to the book. There's a certain lens I view the book through that imagines when the book came out, it must've felt like a world shattering read despite being a let down as someone reading the book after falling in love with the movie.
The novel came out at that sweet spot in adolescence where, as a child, I was still fascinated by dinosaurs, and right at the cusp of reading more adult fiction. It was the first novel I had ever reread and I adored it so much that I immediately started it again upon finishing it the first time. Other Crichton may be subjectively better, but for expanding my love of reading and enthralling me right from the start. Then the movie came out and changed the film industry. I love both. I only wish Hammond got the book ending in the film, though I suppose Richard Attenborough was far too charming as the character to do so.
Herbert is a better writer than you think! The Herbert-Anderson prequels are not well written. The prose of the prequels is light and lacks the solidity of the books by Frank!
I'm glad Ender's game is in the list, people are so afraid to include it their lists due to the backlash against orson Scott Card. I must have read that book 10x or more over the years, the .othe.r boooks in .the Ender Universe are also not bad, in fact, they are a must read.
Ender’s Game is simultaneously amazing and also such a crazy example of the artist and the art being very different, we talked about that a lot in our Ender episode: ruclips.net/video/Wm9-YULidI4/видео.html
Super fun discussion. Great job putting this together Gordon.
Mark Watney is such a well written character - the Martian is a rare scifi book that had me chuckling throughout!
Look Scott we got Jurassic Park on the list! Like you both with Enders Game (also great) Jurassic Park was the book we read as teenagers that helped cultivate my love of reading and Sci Fi.
It was so fun to see it creep up the list in the last week. It was on mine as well (#4), though I honestly didn’t expect it to make it through. I was surprised that no other Crichton were nominated.
Woohoo~~~ thank you for the hard work! I've read 50% of top 10, still on my way to read all of them. 🙌🏼
28:55 I think it's interesting that the audience altogether separated the art from the artist.
It’s insane that intolerant man wrote such an amazing book about empathy
Thank you. Surprised that The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
series by Meg Elison is not there :(
I also prefer Speaker for the Dead over Ender's Game.
Going to recommend you guys check out PKD's Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch. What an absolute mindbending blast of a skullfuck.
Well you’ve got our attention
I second for PkD three stigmata a great mind fuck of a good time.
Hi.. I remember recently I burst your head about.." The sparrow " a book I think would be banned in bible belt America...its dated but still my 2nd fave 1st contract book. If it were to be made into a series or movie...its would rock a few in the Vatican/ isreal etc . Doug from Scotland
Cody read and loved it! I (Brent) still have to read it, looking forward to covering it soon!
Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon
1937
Very hard read, it's barely a novel. But oh man, the scope.
Haven’t heard of this one before!
Jurassic Park is in my top 5, the book is significantly worse than the movie (although the beginning of the book is incredible then it reaches the cliff). For me, it's the dinosaur aspect, I wish I could read a reddit thread of JP books readers talking about the movie release in '93, just to read reader's impressions of the movie and comparing it to the book. There's a certain lens I view the book through that imagines when the book came out, it must've felt like a world shattering read despite being a let down as someone reading the book after falling in love with the movie.
The novel came out at that sweet spot in adolescence where, as a child, I was still fascinated by dinosaurs, and right at the cusp of reading more adult fiction. It was the first novel I had ever reread and I adored it so much that I immediately started it again upon finishing it the first time. Other Crichton may be subjectively better, but for expanding my love of reading and enthralling me right from the start. Then the movie came out and changed the film industry. I love both. I only wish Hammond got the book ending in the film, though I suppose Richard Attenborough was far too charming as the character to do so.
No House of Suns? That's suprising...
Ya we were surprised about that too! Make sure you vote next year / next time we do this to help get it on the list
Best short stories has to be Silverberg.
Herbert is a better writer than you think! The Herbert-Anderson prequels are not well written. The prose of the prequels is light and lacks the solidity of the books by Frank!
I'm glad Ender's game is in the list, people are so afraid to include it their lists due to the backlash against orson Scott Card. I must have read that book 10x or more over the years, the .othe.r boooks in .the Ender Universe are also not bad, in fact, they are a must read.
Ender’s Game is simultaneously amazing and also such a crazy example of the artist and the art being very different, we talked about that a lot in our Ender episode: ruclips.net/video/Wm9-YULidI4/видео.html