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Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations
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Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations is a personal blog at sciencefictionruminations.com about culture and writing. Since 2022, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-11-01, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this site for science fiction book reviews, with a heavy but not exclusive focus on New Wave SF. One commenter also links a review of Candyman in a thread on books that changed lives.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Reviews of Vintage Science Fiction (pre-1985)
What Hacker News says?
- Most books by Roger Zelazny. The guy code write with a few words, he could paint an amazing picture. Chronicles of Amber, Lord of Light, Isle of the Dead, etc... - And a trashy Candyman , https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2020/05/10/book-review... , not the one everyone is used to, this was so mind boggling to a 13 year old....
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on “Ask HN: What book changed your life?”Submitted Adventures in Science Fiction Cover Art: Inside the Skull as a story · 1 points
HN discussionI would also recommend the site "Science Fiction Ruminations": https://sciencefictionruminations.com/ Lots of thoughtful sf book reviews with a heavy (but not exclusive) focus on the New Wave.
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on “New Wave Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1964–1983”