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Harry Potter Wins Hugo

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-a-little-strange dept.

H.I. McDonnough writes "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling has won the Hugo for best novel. I'll refrain from commenting." I read the 2nd and 3rd Harry Potter books last week and they are just wonderful stories. I'm looking forward to reading this one. But a Hugo for SciFi Achievement? I have a hard time calling Potter stories Sci-Fi. But then again, since SF and Fantasy are often so blurred together, it probably is worth it. And anything that can get kids to read (or for that matter, get me to read a dead-tree version of anything) is good by me. And if you haven't read any Harry Potter books, then you aren't qualified to complain ;)

5 of 452 comments (clear)

  1. Re:This is awesome! by The_Rift · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    My boyfriend and I love
    because you wouldn't say "me love Harry Potter"

  2. Tanj by Pac · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Offtopic but otherwise worth of notice, you just missed the opportunity to use the right expression in this case, "tanj", There Ain't No Justice, the four letter word the substitutes "f**k" in Larry Niven's RingWorld series.

  3. Re:New Hugo category: Best Twee Fiction by smileyy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I tried reading Mary Kate & Ashley Magazine cover to cover, but the pages kept getting all stuck together...

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    pooptruck
  4. Re:This is awesome! by MissNachos · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    thank you =)

    Im never sure when to use one over the other, and thats a good way to figure it out.

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    if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans
  5. Re:Stephen King, author, dead at 54 by mrbill · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    you've been doing this troll so long, shouldnt you adjust it to say "dead at 55" by now?