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Classic butthurt. I might take his points into consideration, if he would be so kind as to phrase them properly. Damien G. Walter, get over yourself. The Booker is concerned with what you call 'literary fiction', and has always been. Did you expect it to radically change? Other prizes cater to other genres.
Walter comes off as a spoiled child, 'but, but, my genre is better than theirs! IT deserves a place, not theirs!'
'Speculative fiction is not just popular, but also rich with thought and ideas in a way that most literary fiction is sadly lacking' (direct quote) Does he not seem brilliant? Had he only made a case for why he thinks speculative fiction is worth as much as 'literary fiction', I would have taken the time to take him seriously. If he cannot give me examples, an analysis, he is not worth wasting any time on. If you must be butthurt, can't you at least pretend to be intelligent about it?
Walter comes off as a spoiled child, 'but, but, my genre is better than theirs! IT deserves a place, not theirs!'
'Speculative fiction is not just popular, but also rich with thought and ideas in a way that most literary fiction is sadly lacking' (direct quote) Does he not seem brilliant? Had he only made a case for why he thinks speculative fiction is worth as much as 'literary fiction', I would have taken the time to take him seriously. If he cannot give me examples, an analysis, he is not worth wasting any time on. If you must be butthurt, can't you at least pretend to be intelligent about it?
