From Slashdot, one more piece of information that might interest those of you who followed Bogie's example and voted for your top Sci-Fi book picks (see Top 100 SciFi-Fantasy Reads and Vote For Top-100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Titles : NPR.)
Flowchart Guides Readers Through the 100 Best SF Books210
Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 19, @04:51PM
from the choose-your-own-novel dept.
from the choose-your-own-novel dept.
Hugh Pickens writes writes "T. N. Tobias writes that over the summer, over 60,000 people voted at NPR to select the top 100 science fiction and fantasy books of all time. The result? A list of 100 books with a wide range of styles, little context, and absolutely no pithy commentary to help readers actually choose something to read from it. Now SF Signal has come to the rescue with a 3800 x 2300 flowchart with over 325 decision points to help you find the perfect SF or Fantasy book to meet your tastes. Don't like to scroll? There's an interactive version that let's you answer a series of questions to find the perfect SF book."
BTW: I followed the flowchart and it came up with a suggestion that I read "The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe" which includes five of Douglas Adams' novels "in One Outrageous Volume". Excellent suggestion. I will have to check to see; but, I believe that I have already read the five books; but, his work is good enough for me to read them again! So...the flowchart obviously works for me!
I love science fiction, so I'll have to check out the flow chart. I have a friend at exercise class who will be interested in it, as well.
Posted by: buffy | October 20, 2011 at 06:11 PM
I will definitely have to check out that flow chart!
Posted by: bogie | October 22, 2011 at 06:30 AM
Hu, suggested Gunslinger series by Stephan King. Have the entire series - read parts of it twice.
Posted by: bogie | October 22, 2011 at 06:31 AM
Buffy--Spread the word!
Bogie--That is the one problem with the flow chart. It leads us to stuff that we've already read. Oh, well, not everyone has been reading Sci-Fi as long as we.
Posted by: Cop Car | October 22, 2011 at 03:57 PM