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Well...it's unusual for someone here to *not* be familiar with OSC's work, simply because of the nature of the site, but if someone unfamiliar with his work did find their way here, and fit well with us, it wouldn't be any big deal. Someone who actively disliked his work...well, as long as they weren't hostile, just coming here to let us know how much he, and by proxy we, suck, I think the majority of us would be okay with it. Honestly, I don't really care for much of anything he's written since Pastwatch.
So, PTB, I'm curious--what do you plan to do with all of this information?
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When I first came to Hatrack, I hadn't read any of OSC's work. A friend of mine (pepperuda) had recommeded the site to me as something that I'd like (and she was right). Since joining, I have read most of OSC's books (along with a lot of other great SciFi and Fantasy books recommended by people here).
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There are certain canonical works that most jatraqueros have read or know.
Books: Ender's Game, and other OSC Lord of the Rings, and other JRRT Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and other DNA
Video: Monty Python The Princess Bride
Music: Radiohead They Might Be Giants
Art:
Poetry:
Theater:
I can't think of anything particularly canonical in those areas.
That's just the very core. I think it branches out from there. I hesitated whether to include Dune in the books, for instance. Other people may think of more that I haven't included. If we do a hatrack archive site, I think we should have a page for canonical works, with links. Maybe we could do first tier, second tier, third tier, and then branch out from there.
Definitely one of the very most important things about hatrack for me is the way it has lengthened my reading list. I'm reading more than ever before, and my list keeps growing faster than I can keep up.
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Those sound more like things we have in common and I'm really thinking in terms of things we've made our own or made together. I'm sure there's overlap, of course.
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