More Hugo reactions
Aug. 23rd, 2011 08:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yendiStrange Horizons has a roundup of Hugo reactions, and it sounds like my post might have been the perkiest and most optimistic of them when it comes to the fiction front. Acknowledging the fact that short-term reactions might not represent the ones people will hold in ten years (the same idea I discussed in this post, but essentially in reverse), it's still pretty bleak.
And reading Abigail Nussbaum's notes (which mirror my own up and down the fiction front), I'm reminded of just how little the "World" part of the title means (or how much it really should matter). Had Worldcon been in the UK or even continental Europe this year, I wonder how many folks would have voted for Willis's underwhelming and historically dubious work.
(It cuts both ways, of course, as I'm still unable to parse Lezli Robyn's 2010 Campbell nomination as being anything other than the result of a strong local contingent of nominators.)
We did have one of the usual you can't complain if you didn't vote posts, which is, as always, horseshit (triply so when voting is a paid privilege).
As others have noted, though, whatever one's thoughts on the winners, the awards had some great moments, and one that'll remain pretty memorable for years to come. Shared joy is increased, and I don't see how you can't be happy watching Chris Garcia's reaction to his award. Take the five minutes to watch that clip.
And reading Abigail Nussbaum's notes (which mirror my own up and down the fiction front), I'm reminded of just how little the "World" part of the title means (or how much it really should matter). Had Worldcon been in the UK or even continental Europe this year, I wonder how many folks would have voted for Willis's underwhelming and historically dubious work.
(It cuts both ways, of course, as I'm still unable to parse Lezli Robyn's 2010 Campbell nomination as being anything other than the result of a strong local contingent of nominators.)
We did have one of the usual you can't complain if you didn't vote posts, which is, as always, horseshit (triply so when voting is a paid privilege).
As others have noted, though, whatever one's thoughts on the winners, the awards had some great moments, and one that'll remain pretty memorable for years to come. Shared joy is increased, and I don't see how you can't be happy watching Chris Garcia's reaction to his award. Take the five minutes to watch that clip.