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more about #maryshelley more comments → Roklimber: Charlie, I think you're judging this woman too harshly. She didn't ask for a way to *stop* the kid from reading sci-fi (as you suggest), but only for ... more » bookwench: My favorite thought about kids reading is actually from the Ghostbusters animated series, where Ray is describing his reading habits as a child and hi... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Whenever I read something like this, I realize that I was lucky enough to have a really really good high school English curriculum. We had a good mix... more » Sunshineyness: As a kid's bookseller you get this attitude all the time- and never as polite as that letter writer. I suggest comics: "Oh, I want them to actually R... more » omgwtflolbbqbye: Actually it reads to me like she just wanted him to read more stuff + sci-fi and not instead of. Nonetheless, the discussions bellow remind me of my ... more » SnehalMarten: I wouldn't include China Mieville on that list of modern sophisticated Sci-Fi writers. more » zenzer: God bless my Mom (a school teacher) for encouraging me to read NO MATTER WHAT IT WAS. She fed my teenage addiction to post-apocalyptic pulp (Deathland... more » Rocketknight: Maybe she WAS being a little condescending about sci-fi, but I still think it would be beneficial to the kid to get him into something besides sci-fi.... more » HerrIssyvoo: I appreciate the intention and in general her examples are well-chosen, but man is Godzilla a bad choice. The original is one of the best sci-fi movie... more » Zyg: I don't understand why people think scifi isn't a smart read. Who give a s#!t anyway what people read as long as they do so. more » Lewen Stonewar: Whatever you do don't start them with DUNE. My cousin, who I worshiped, gave me DUNE for my thirteenth birthday. It took me 4 years to read it. more » Cpt. Obvious: I started reading SciFi at an early age. What could be more mind expanding. Besides, what else is there for the young, Hardy Boys? more » drukus: My eight year old is reading the Lord of the Rings. He has read a bunch of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells already. Why would I want to stop that? None o... more » foolish-rain: I would even argue that the success and mainstream acceptance of authors like Audrey Niffenegger, Alice Sebold and Michael Chabon prove that genre dis... more » NerD: Blattella: I agree, start early. I've got a two year old who is in love with Gamera and Gorgo the great because of clips from this site. When he gets older I to... more » -
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Don't Ask The Wall Street Journal How To Wean Your Kids Off Reading Science Fiction
Somebody wrote to the Wall Street Journal's book advice column to ask how you go about convincing your 13-year-old nephew to stop reading science fiction. Thank goodness the WSJ's in-house book nerd was smart enough to say: You don't. More » -
#lastlines
Our Favorite Last Lines From Science Fiction Novels
Science fiction is the literature of the future. So the best SF novels have endings that resolve the story and leave you feeling as though it continues after the last page. Here are our favorite last lines from SF books.
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#hotbookshelfinjection
Steampunk Brothel Spies And Million-Year Quests, In June Books
Whether you want a fun beach read or a sweeping philosophical epic, June's books have you covered. You can encounter witches in Toronto and killer courtesans, or you can delve into America's dismal future, or Alastair Reynolds' eon-spanning colonization saga.
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