Harry Potter Wins Hugo

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday September 3, 2001 @03:35AM 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 ;)

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There is no justice by sludgely · 2001-09-03 03:38 · Score: 1, Redundant

Harry Potter was not a sci-fi novel. It was a book dealing with witches and wizards. Witches and wizards have nothing to do with science-fiction. And most of all, Harry Potter books are children's books.
Indeed... by Pig+Hogger · 2001-09-03 04:30 · Score: 1, Redundant

But a Hugo for SciFi Achievement? I have a hard time calling Potter stories Sci-Fi.

Indeed; what irks me is when bookstores mix together fantasy with science-fiction. Why do they do that? They certainly don't mix detective novels with romance stories!!!!