tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post3907829142039533130..comments2024-03-26T17:54:54.592+01:00Comments on Speculiction...: Review of In Viriconium (UK) / The Floating Gods (US) by M. John HarrisonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-11943922183709711592016-01-01T09:35:50.881+01:002016-01-01T09:35:50.881+01:00Sad to say, but I think almost all writers are ...Sad to say, but I think almost all writers are 'reader's writers.' If somebody puts story to paper, guaranteed there will be somebody who nods their head and says 'greatest literature ever!' I can think of no other reason why people would read Conan. ;) That being said, the Nebula Award - an award voted on by a group of writers - sometimes recognizes some real stinkers...Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796098208589965362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-55626373773352070712015-12-31T14:49:30.814+01:002015-12-31T14:49:30.814+01:00I keep seeing him described as a writer's writ...I keep seeing him described as a writer's writer, and I keep thinking, "He's a reader's writer, too!" I'm glad you pointed that out. He's for lovers of language, and for any reader who has read enough fantasy to see the entire subgenre (nearly) as the same story repackaged over and over again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com