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From: bahilchie@water.UUCP (Brian Hilchie)
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Subject: Re: Separating wheat from chaff
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Date: Mon, 9-Sep-85 12:42:40 EDT
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> 		Decision Rules for SF Books

> Negative Indicators

> 6. If book involves intelligent sea mammals.
> 	(Especially dolphins!)

I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one who didn't like Startide
Rising. Can't figure out why it won the Hugo and Nebula. If this was
the best of the year it must have been a very bad year.


Brian Hilchie
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