tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post6846239556705192516..comments2024-01-17T01:33:01.361-08:00Comments on Staffer's Book Review: The Juice Boxes - Best SFF Book of the Year (2011)Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18030992882575439420noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-51810893334022207182012-01-05T09:43:23.056-08:002012-01-05T09:43:23.056-08:00The Night Circus is for everyone... except me. The...The Night Circus is for everyone... except me. The writing was pretty, sure, but the mood, tone and imagery got stale after a while when not tempered with A) much of a plot or B) interesting characters. It was a huge, huge disappointment for me and by the end I barely wanted to finish it.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756263900553410305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-70299793114012509422012-01-04T23:45:57.938-08:002012-01-04T23:45:57.938-08:00Great list! Jared's right, Zoo City was a 2010...Great list! Jared's right, Zoo City was a 2010 UK release and a 2011 US release. Because of that it's eligible for both the Hugo and the Nebula this year.Mieneke van der Salmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782771945227479913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-6017607629669647412012-01-03T15:54:29.181-08:002012-01-03T15:54:29.181-08:00Nice list. The Heroes also made my top 5, and I to...Nice list. The Heroes also made my top 5, and I took think it's the best Joe Abercrombie to date.Elfyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09955473789404631382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-89931545970111528992012-01-03T14:19:03.520-08:002012-01-03T14:19:03.520-08:00I think Zoo City was 2010 UK, 2011 US, which might...I think Zoo City was 2010 UK, 2011 US, which might explain some of the confusion. <br /><br />This is a cracking list. I've got to read the McHugh...Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149622444728750706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978497880525976810.post-33313755525419005152012-01-03T09:10:23.364-08:002012-01-03T09:10:23.364-08:00oh, you could review Erikson's work just fine....oh, you could review Erikson's work just fine. For me, there are some writer's that bring out the best in me as a reviewer. I think Erikson is one of those. If I had to think of the 5 best reviews I've ever written, several of those would be for Erikson novels/novellas. Maybe even all 5.Nethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.com