Well, I have had new idea for a meme, so I thought I would go ahead and post it, and see what kind of reaction it gets.
Here is how it works: Find a favorite book, movie, or videogame review (Science fiction and fantasy related) that you have written, no matter where it was posted, and add it to the following list. Make sure to repost the whole list, because in doing so, we accumulate what the reviewers themselves think is their best work, and give each other some linkages, increasing everyone’s rankings.
Again, I plan to keep track of all the blogs that link back to me, and I will add the review of choice to the list. If you are one of the early adopters, you can check back here occasionally and add the new ones that get added to the list at your blog or website.
This probably won’t be as successful as the Book Reviewers Linkup Meme, but I certainly would find it useful to know what reviews are considered their best by the writers themselves.
Use the format of [Blog /Website Name] – [Book Name in CAPS w/ Link] by [Book Author Name]
I’ll start us off.
1. Grasping for the Wind – INFOQUAKE by David Louis Edelman
2. Age 30+ … A Lifetime of Books – A COMPANION TO WOLVES by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear
3. Dragons, Heroes and Wizards – ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE by Robin Hobb
4. Walker of Worlds – THE TEMPORAL VOID by Peter F Hamilton
5. Neth Space – TOLL THE HOUNDS by Steven Erikson
6. Dark in the Dark – GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY by M.R. James
7. A Dribble of Ink – THE SHADOW OF THE WIND by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
8. Fantasy Book News & Reviews – EMPRESS by Karen Miller
9. Fantasy Debut – ACACIA by David Anthony Durham Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Overall Review Afterthought
10. All Booked Up – THE BLUE SWORD by Robin McKinley
11. Fantasy Cafe – THE BOOK OF JOBY by Mark J. Ferrari
12. AzureScape – ANATHEM by Neal Stephenson
13. The Book Smugglers – THE INFERIOR by Peadar O’Guilin
14. Besotted Bookworm – PARANORMAL FICTION FEAST by Christine Feehan, Julie Kramer, and Jayne Castle
15. Renee’s Book Addiction – WANDERLUST by Ann Aguirre
16. SciFiGuy.ca – THE BLACK SHIP by Diana Pharaoh Francis
17. Literary Escapism – FOR A FEW DEMONS MORE by Kim Harrison (with spoilers)
18. Speculative Horizons – THE TERROR by Dan Simmons
19. Stella Matutina – NEW AMSTERDAM by Elizabeth Bear
20. Variety SF – MISSION OF GRAVITY by Hal Clement
21. WISB/F&SF Lovin’ Blog – SEABORN by Chris Howard
22. Highlander’s Book reviews – A MADNESS OF ANGELS by Kate Griffin
23. The Old Bat’s Belfry – THE CROWN CONSPIRACY by Michael J. Sullivan
24. Dark Wolf’s Fantasy Reviews – THE SHADOW OF THE WIND by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
25. The Sci-Fi Gene – PERDIDO STREET STATION by China Mieville
26. Against the Nothing – MAY BIRD AND THE EVER AFTER by Jodi Lynn Anderson
27. Flight into Fantasy – AMERICAN GODS by Neil Gaiman
28. Subliminal Intervention – UNWIND by Neal Shusterman
29. Items of Interest – BITTEN TO DEATH by Jennifer Rardin
30. Necromancy Never Pays– FICTION AND LIES by Daniel Waters
You can use the text in the box below for easy copying. (I have included a link to my homepage so that I might more easily find your posts for adding to this list. If yours isn’t added within 48 hours, drop me an email or stick it in the comments and I will add it to the master list.)
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Very cool idea, John! Now the problem is picking a review :-p
I’m in this time! I just posted it on my blog. Looking forward to seeing everyone’s best posts.
Cool idea! I had the same problem so I just went with the one that had the most praise in the comments section!
I’ll put it up on Old Bat’s since Dragons is devoted to reviews.
Another excellent idea John, I’ve also added it on my blog – here’s hoping it will be another succesful one!
well, I can’t pass this one up.
I just put mine up. Thanks for organizing this!
Cool idea John! I added my review to the list on my site as well.
Cool! I added mine on my site.
Looks like fun, and a great way to find more book review blogs.
I’ve posted my favorite so far on my blog.
Awesome! Got mine up! I haven’t posted any reviews for a while, but this might just motivate me to get back to it!
Added ours too! Thanks for another great idea!
Very cool idea. I posted the list I saw from Book Smugglers and added my review to the bottom of the list. I hope this is enough info for linking.
Mame
http://www.besottedbookworm.com
Very nice review once again, John
I posted my choice as well.
Good idea! Have contributed and posted…
Psst! I posted this meme… just so you know.
I just added mine and posted the meme.
This is a great meme. I got it from Dreamybee at Subliminal Intervention and added my review today:
http://necromancyneverpays.blogspot.com/2008/05/fiction-and-lies.html