tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572136475100574200.post1126396645128744785..comments2024-03-29T02:25:10.951-05:00Comments on Book Den: What Is Speculative Fiction, Anyway?Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551705778868295870noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572136475100574200.post-27887783195347018932012-04-04T22:48:57.474-05:002012-04-04T22:48:57.474-05:00What a helpful post! I never knew how to define s...What a helpful post! I never knew how to define speculative fiction at all. I feel like I as a book blogger I should know these things but I really don't. I learn them as I go. Thanks for the great post.Alexis @ Reflections of a Bookaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13745513625965620545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572136475100574200.post-16969732077216365222012-03-31T16:30:59.773-05:002012-03-31T16:30:59.773-05:00This is a great post! And so very, very true. I li...This is a great post! And so very, very true. I like the term "speculative fiction" because it's a fancy name for... vampires and wizards. And in conversation, people hate to look like they don't know it all sometimes so when asked what I read, if I say spec fic, people will just shrug and go on. <br /><br />If they make the connection to what the genre usually entails, or actually ask... well, it goes downhill. "Serious readers" seem to think there's nothing to learn in fantasy, same way some adults insist on YA books being worthless for adults. Frankly, I've learned the best lessons in life from Spec Fic. The books that have managed to move me to tears are spec fic, too!Ron C. Nietohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035923875050295885noreply@blogger.com