tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post3670835366825709699..comments2024-03-06T08:05:29.800-05:00Comments on Casual Debris: Project: ISFdb Top Short FictionCasual Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098608670682517783noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-5857321311292651112023-03-22T10:27:40.831-04:002023-03-22T10:27:40.831-04:00Mystery solved. Just came across Tarbandu's co...Mystery solved. Just came across Tarbandu's comment among my spam (amid so many casino links). Odd that it was placed there, by Blogger, so late after the comment was posted. Usually those filters act more quickly.<br /><br />I'm just glad I can restore the comment.Casual Debrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098608670682517783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-1517107620569923582022-12-31T21:04:42.924-05:002022-12-31T21:04:42.924-05:00So it has, oddly. I liked his comment. This is wha...So it has, oddly. I liked his comment. This is what he had written:<br /><br />tarbandu commented on "Project: ISFdb Top Short Fiction"<br />Nov 3, 2022<br />Not surprised to see some good stories ('Blood Music'), and some mediocre stories ('The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth'), and some truly over-rated and awful stories ('Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones') on the list. And quite a few with which I am not familiar. Good luck with the project, there may be some wading through some dross to find the jewels, but they say no endeavor is without its reward.Casual Debrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098608670682517783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-6098632775134921622022-12-31T20:49:30.010-05:002022-12-31T20:49:30.010-05:00The PorPor guy's comment seems to have disappe...The PorPor guy's comment seems to have disappeared.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104399586348314594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-82251607001112507802022-11-03T22:16:48.368-04:002022-11-03T22:16:48.368-04:00Thanks Anonymous for the support! I'll see how...Thanks Anonymous for the support! I'll see how far I get with this. I've just finished a draft of the Matheson and will publish the first article, on Keyes, tonight or tomorrow morning.Casual Debrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098608670682517783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-34669366299246662102022-11-03T22:14:55.697-04:002022-11-03T22:14:55.697-04:00Thanks Tarbandu. At least those rated above 7.5 sh...Thanks Tarbandu. At least those rated above 7.5 should be semi-descent. I read "Helix" some time ago & did not like it; it's one of the lowest rated stories here so I guess it's general consensus, despite receiving both a Hugo & a Nebula. I don't think I've read Zelazny's "Doors/Lamps" which is ranked below the half-way mark. I have not read "Blood Music" & this one's rated at the higher end.Casual Debrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098608670682517783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-7933100790568066832022-11-03T17:09:43.448-04:002022-11-03T17:09:43.448-04:00I used to edit for isfdb and rated the stories too...I used to edit for isfdb and rated the stories too but lost interest. Now I use it mostly to look up stuff. The site is more focused on the bibliography so I don't know why they bother running the list. It is interesting to see but I agree it's not a good tool. Next time I'm browsing I'll rate some stuff I read recently. I hope you continue I'd like to read the reviews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-14104852961506290602022-11-03T16:02:11.669-04:002022-11-03T16:02:11.669-04:00Not surprised to see some good stories ('Blood...Not surprised to see some good stories ('Blood Music'), and some mediocre stories ('The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth'), and some truly over-rated and awful stories ('Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones') on the list. And quite a few with which I am not familiar. Good luck with the project, there may be some wading through some dross to find the jewels, but they say no endeavor is without its reward.tarbanduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205251855147881113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-88643982941679868712022-11-03T12:23:14.809-04:002022-11-03T12:23:14.809-04:00Agreed George. The worst thing about the list is t...Agreed George. The worst thing about the list is that its generated by a very few votes/people.Casual Debrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098608670682517783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-64115293165342548152022-11-03T09:02:56.762-04:002022-11-03T09:02:56.762-04:00I agree with Todd. This is a flawed list, but rea...I agree with Todd. This is a flawed list, but reading all the stories on it would be fun. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-14068849859033626492022-11-02T18:51:11.882-04:002022-11-02T18:51:11.882-04:00I've read all the Poe on the list, & "...I've read all the Poe on the list, & "The Black Cat," though a great story, is certainly not his best. The top three stories I genuinely like very much.<br /><br />I'm mixed about both Ellison & Heinlein, but they are popular hence so many of their stories appear. Unfortunate, since better short story writers aren't represented at all, & this perpetuates the cycle of more people choosing Ellison & Heinlein over better writers, because their work is continually being, by default, popularized through lists like this. Their work becomes canonized while better work is becomes less available & more obscure. (Ellison's story which appears at the bottom, I have not read. Yet. Heinlein's which appears next to the bottom I have read, and it is not a very good one.)Casual Debrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098608670682517783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-88145739994642072732022-11-02T13:19:20.527-04:002022-11-02T13:19:20.527-04:00I'm never one for the Vox Pop approach to fict...I'm never one for the Vox Pop approach to fiction...I didn't see any actively bad stories on the list you captured, but they aren't the best fantastica stories I've read, either. "The Black Cat" is at best borderline fantastica, for example, and not my choice for best Poe story...but it could be fun, and you'll probably pick up on some trends beyond the obvious!<br /><br />Well, "The Monkey Treatment" is pretty crass, and "The Deathbird" is certainly better Ellison than "Jeffty" and...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com