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    Have Science Fiction Books Become Too Self-Referential?
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    03/27/09

    In reply to Have Science Fiction Books Become Too Self-Referential?
    Those who can, do.
    Those who can't, teach.
    Those who can't teach, review.
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    03/27/09

    @AmishJohn: I have that misspelled on my business cards.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    03/27/09

    @AmishJohn: Not exactly. Those who can usually also review. And that's most of the problem.


    People whose jobs are solely reviewing and writing about books are usually pretty sensible and rational. They know their place and are only trying to write accurate and exploratory things about books.


    I should know. I'm a book reviewer up here in canada.

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    03/27/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: oh right. point is that people who grind other reputations down are usually themselves novelists, and so defend their art with a sort of vested interest.
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    03/28/09

    @AmishJohn:

    I have it as those that can't teach become administrators & those that can't administrate become school board members.
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    03/28/09

    @Greasy Thumb Guzik: @Pope John Peeps II: True, but that wouldn't have worked here, right?
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    03/27/09

    In reply to Have Science Fiction Books Become Too Self-Referential?
    All book reviewers suck. They are far too concerned with destroying each others reputations and pandering to current popular tastes. Am I right all you wonderful io9 readers?!
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    03/27/09

    @Grey_Area: No.
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    03/27/09

    @Grey_Area: Good God. You're worse than Goebbels.
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    03/27/09

    @Moff: HA hahaha. that's very funny.
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    03/27/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: He is funnier than Himmler.
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    03/27/09

    @Grey_Area: And foxier than Rommel.
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    03/27/09

    @Moff: Oh man, that joke is deader than Franco!
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    03/27/09

    @Moff: You guys are HITLERious.
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    03/28/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Your post is full of GodWIN.
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