Speculative Fiction: Slipstream Literature

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This list was created at Readercon 2007. I have added some later works by the same authors that would also qualify. Thumbs up books you would recommend; thumbs down books not worth reading.
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6 Members
aulsmith, amanda4242, sturlington, andomck, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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aulsmith: This is a good book, but I think it's fairly straight-forward horror, rather than slipstream
sturlington: This one was on the original canon list. But thinking about it, there is that sense when reading it that you're not sure what's real.
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10,348 leden
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3,608 leden
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4 Members
aulsmith, thecoroner, ahef1963, kara.shamy
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aulsmith: If you don't take it too seriously or worry too much about what it all means, this is a pretty good book. I'm not sure what's slipstream about it.
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½ 3.7
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22,237 leden
297 besprekingen
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12,462 leden
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44,243 leden
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5 Members
krisa, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, andomck,kara.shamy
Verklaringen
sturlington: Magical realism as a forerunner to slipstream.
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864 leden
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22,745 leden
938 besprekingen
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43,474 leden
1,012 besprekingen
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11,186 leden
205 besprekingen
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9,784 leden
156 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
krisa, Tomleesteenboek, amanda4242, thecoroner,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
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aulsmith : I couldn't get past page 10
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3,911 leden
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3,715 leden
74 besprekingen
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3 Members
krisa, aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda
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aulsmith: This isn't as profound as Delany wants it to be, but it does offer an entree into the hidden world of sexual minorities.
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½ 3.6
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1,424 leden
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2 Members
krisa, mkbird
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22,711 leden
406 besprekingen
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9,360 leden
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6,222 leden
356 besprekingen
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2,174 leden
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½ 3.5
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750 leden
24 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
krisa, mkbird
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9,334 leden
205 besprekingen
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2 Members
krisa, merrystar
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2,885 leden
101 besprekingen
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1,022 leden
42 besprekingen
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2 Members
mkbird, merrystar
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184 besprekingen
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730 leden
17 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
aulsmith, mkbird
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2,345 leden
59 besprekingen
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497 leden
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½ 3.6
2 Members
mkbird, amanda4242
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10,983 leden
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3 Members
krisa, thecoroner, kara.shamy,aulsmith
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aulsmith : There's a movie of this, believe it or not, and I did enjoy watching the Liffey flow and hearing parts of this read, but I'd never bother to try and read it through as a novel.
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2 Members
krisa, aulsmith
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6,518 leden
108 besprekingen
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11,996 leden
139 besprekingen
½ 3.7
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10,710 leden
142 besprekingen
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34,256 leden
1,402 besprekingen
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2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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1,176 leden
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craso
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2,560 leden
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krisa, thecoroner
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10,545 leden
175 besprekingen
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2 Members
thecoroner, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Verklaringen
aulsmith : The atmosphere-to-plot ratio was too high for me.
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krisa, sturlington
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153 besprekingen
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2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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2,757 leden
113 besprekingen
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2 Members
krisa, ahef1963
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2,443 leden
59 besprekingen
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krisa, ahef1963
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710 leden
11 besprekingen
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2 Members
krisa, thecoroner
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18,267 leden
1,261 besprekingen
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2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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26,896 leden
773 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
krisa, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Verklaringen
aulsmith : Some good stuff here and there, but long and short on plot.
sturlington: Couldn't finish this one.
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1,946 leden
68 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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8,264 leden
290 besprekingen
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2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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3,994 leden
65 besprekingen
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226 leden
8 besprekingen
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aulsmith
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7,623 leden
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517 leden
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mkbird
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mkbird
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mkbird
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aulsmith
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aulsmith: A little slow in the middle, but the end is worth it.
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mkbird
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andomck
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322 leden
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6,036 leden
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2 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Verklaringen
aulsmith : Eh. Not bad, but not really engaging either.
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3,079 leden
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aulsmith
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ahef1963
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