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From: jsq@ut-sally.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Merit Survey Results
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Date: Sat, 24-Sep-83 22:27:30 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 24 22:27:30 1983
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You asked the wrong question to start with.  What is the point in
looking for "the best" f&sf novels?  Fantasy is not science fiction
is not "literature".  They have different rules and rationales.
Why should sf be judged by those of traditional "literature" alone?

You quoted one response saying that sf was inferior to "literature",
yet you have taken that as the conclusion of your survey.  Seems to
me you found what you wanted to find.
-- 
John Quarterman, CS Dept., University of Texas, Austin, Texas
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