I used Jo Walton's Informal History of the Hugos (which is even better than I remember, btw)
I also had the impulse to cross-check the list against Jo Walton's Hugo book :) (but didn't actually do it)
Agreed with most of the books you would keep that I have also read (I think you can guess what one of my disagreements is, heh)
Cyberiad (Lem) - I haven't read Solaris
Having read both, I get why Solaris is on the list and Cyberiad isn't, but I love Cyberiad a lot more! I prefer Lem as a humorous writer in general.
Cat's Cradle (Vonnegut) -- I hadn't read the one they had on the list, but that's the one I was expecting to see.
Foundation (Asimov) - idk - I think conceptually it just edges out the Robot stories for me, though it's a coin flip because Susan Calvin is my fave
I was also surprised to see Robots over Foundation, because I do think of Foundation as his grander work, even though I'm personally meh on it and adore the Robot stories/books.
Stories of Your Life and other stories (Chiang) - I like this more than Exhalation -- 100% agreed! (and this seems a common sentiment)
Memory (Bujold) [I MEAN] Ender's Game (Card) [kinda surprised this is not on the list, honestly - as it's in print and has got crowd appeal] Cyteen (Cherryh) [HOW] Doomsday Book (Willis) [WHY]
Yes on all of these actually! I forgot about Ender's Game, but I think it absolutely should be there. No Bujold and Willis at all on their list is so WEIRD! And Cyteen is the only thing by Cherryh I've read so far, but would certainly not object to seeing it on a list like that.
Flowers for Algernon (Keyes) -- ooh, another one I didn't notice as missing, but now that you mention it, should totally have been on there.
Perhaps the Stars (Palmer) - <333
The Steerswoman (Kirstein) -- ooh, good call! (or maybe Tchaikovsky's Elder Race. But I feel like this subgenre ought to be represented at any rate.)
no subject
I also had the impulse to cross-check the list against Jo Walton's Hugo book :) (but didn't actually do it)
Agreed with most of the books you would keep that I have also read (I think you can guess what one of my disagreements is, heh)
Cyberiad (Lem) - I haven't read Solaris
Having read both, I get why Solaris is on the list and Cyberiad isn't, but I love Cyberiad a lot more! I prefer Lem as a humorous writer in general.
Cat's Cradle (Vonnegut) -- I hadn't read the one they had on the list, but that's the one I was expecting to see.
Foundation (Asimov) - idk - I think conceptually it just edges out the Robot stories for me, though it's a coin flip because Susan Calvin is my fave
I was also surprised to see Robots over Foundation, because I do think of Foundation as his grander work, even though I'm personally meh on it and adore the Robot stories/books.
Stories of Your Life and other stories (Chiang) - I like this more than Exhalation -- 100% agreed! (and this seems a common sentiment)
Memory (Bujold) [I MEAN]
Ender's Game (Card) [kinda surprised this is not on the list, honestly - as it's in print and has got crowd appeal]
Cyteen (Cherryh) [HOW]
Doomsday Book (Willis) [WHY]
Yes on all of these actually! I forgot about Ender's Game, but I think it absolutely should be there. No Bujold and Willis at all on their list is so WEIRD! And Cyteen is the only thing by Cherryh I've read so far, but would certainly not object to seeing it on a list like that.
Flowers for Algernon (Keyes) -- ooh, another one I didn't notice as missing, but now that you mention it, should totally have been on there.
Perhaps the Stars (Palmer) - <333
The Steerswoman (Kirstein) -- ooh, good call! (or maybe Tchaikovsky's Elder Race. But I feel like this subgenre ought to be represented at any rate.)