Speculative Fiction: Slipstream Literature

Description
This list was created at Readercon 2007. I have added some later works by the same authors that would also qualify. Thumbs up books you would recommend; thumbs down books not worth reading.
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43,809 members
702 reviews
4.1
2
12,360 members
217 reviews
3.9
3
42,013 members
1,134 reviews
4.1
4
18,743 members
412 reviews
4.2
5
16,406 members
384 reviews
3.9
6
9,633 members
428 reviews
3.9
6 Members
aulsmith, amanda4242, sturlington, andomck, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith: This is a good book, but I think it's fairly straight-forward horror, rather than slipstream
sturlington: This one was on the original canon list. But thinking about it, there is that sense when reading it that you're not sure what's real.
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24,810 members
574 reviews
4.1
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10,358 members
421 reviews
3.8
9
3,600 members
92 reviews
4
10
12,853 members
158 reviews
3.9
11
12,994 members
388 reviews
4.1
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23,954 members
376 reviews
4
4 Members
aulsmith, thecoroner, ahef1963, kara.shamy
Explanations
aulsmith: If you don't take it too seriously or worry too much about what it all means, this is a pretty good book. I'm not sure what's slipstream about it.
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13,728 members
358 reviews
½ 3.7
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22,213 members
297 reviews
4.1
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12,442 members
256 reviews
4.1
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44,197 members
685 reviews
4.2
5 Members
krisa, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, andomck,kara.shamy
Explanations
sturlington: Magical realism as a forerunner to slipstream.
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8,050 members
422 reviews
4.1
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6,464 members
196 reviews
4
19
11,305 members
297 reviews
3.9
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15,518 members
373 reviews
4.1
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8,855 members
173 reviews
3.8
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39,420 members
1,268 reviews
4.1
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864 members
31 reviews
½ 3.7
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1,472 members
47 reviews
½ 3.4
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17,793 members
368 reviews
4.2
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22,728 members
938 reviews
3.8
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43,423 members
1,012 reviews
3.9
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11,175 members
205 reviews
4.1
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9,776 members
156 reviews
3.9
4 Members
krisa, Tomleesteenboek, amanda4242, thecoroner,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : I couldn't get past page 10
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4,231 members
122 reviews
4
31
14,705 members
960 reviews
4.1
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3,906 members
258 reviews
3.9
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3,707 members
74 reviews
3.8
3 Members
krisa, aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith: This isn't as profound as Delany wants it to be, but it does offer an entree into the hidden world of sexual minorities.
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3,479 members
106 reviews
½ 3.6
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16,919 members
536 reviews
3.9
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1,423 members
18 reviews
3.9
2 Members
krisa, mkbird
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22,685 members
406 reviews
3.9
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9,354 members
315 reviews
4
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6,212 members
356 reviews
4
40
2,170 members
56 reviews
½ 3.5
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733 members
21 reviews
4
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750 members
24 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
krisa, mkbird
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9,325 members
205 reviews
4.1
2 Members
krisa, merrystar
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2,879 members
101 reviews
4.1
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1,022 members
42 reviews
4.2
2 Members
mkbird, merrystar
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3,786 members
184 reviews
4
47
730 members
17 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
aulsmith, mkbird
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2,340 members
59 reviews
3.8
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497 members
15 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
mkbird, amanda4242
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10,971 members
194 reviews
½ 3.7
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5,302 members
57 reviews
3.9
3 Members
krisa, thecoroner, kara.shamy,aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith : There's a movie of this, believe it or not, and I did enjoy watching the Liffey flow and hearing parts of this read, but I'd never bother to try and read it through as a novel.
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898 members
15 reviews
4
2 Members
krisa, aulsmith
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6,516 members
108 reviews
3.8
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11,975 members
139 reviews
½ 3.7
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10,691 members
142 reviews
4.1
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34,213 members
1,401 reviews
4.1
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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1,174 members
53 reviews
½ 3.7
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1,257 members
28 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
craso
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2,556 members
44 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
krisa, thecoroner
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10,528 members
175 reviews
3.9
2 Members
thecoroner, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith : The atmosphere-to-plot ratio was too high for me.
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8,218 members
588 reviews
4
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843 members
19 reviews
3.9
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2,191 members
134 reviews
½ 3.7
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1,318 members
68 reviews
½ 3.5
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7,245 members
362 reviews
3.9
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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1,379 members
69 reviews
2.9
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3,511 members
153 reviews
3.9
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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2,758 members
113 reviews
3.2
2 Members
krisa, ahef1963
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2,442 members
59 reviews
3.8
2 Members
krisa, ahef1963
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709 members
11 reviews
4.2
2 Members
krisa, thecoroner
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18,217 members
1,261 reviews
4.1
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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26,865 members
772 reviews
3.9
3 Members
krisa, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith : Some good stuff here and there, but long and short on plot.
sturlington: Couldn't finish this one.
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1,944 members
68 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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8,255 members
290 reviews
4.2
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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3,996 members
65 reviews
4.1
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226 members
8 reviews
3.8
Member
aulsmith
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7,611 members
97 reviews
3.8
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5,341 members
74 reviews
4.1
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517 members
9 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
mkbird
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8,007 members
237 reviews
4.1
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682 members
6 reviews
3.9
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324 members
2 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
mkbird
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643 members
4 reviews
3.9
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277 members
6 reviews
4.2
Member
mkbird
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970 members
31 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith: A little slow in the middle, but the end is worth it.
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184 members
9 reviews
4
Member
mkbird
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3,521 members
97 reviews
4.1
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6,764 members
140 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
andomck
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322 members
31 reviews
½ 3.6
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6,028 members
107 reviews
3.8
2 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith : Eh. Not bad, but not really engaging either.
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3,075 members
50 reviews
½ 3.7
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605 members
20 reviews
½ 3.7
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224 members
1 review
3.9
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1,942 members
26 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
aulsmith
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13,423 members
757 reviews
4.2
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7,011 members
168 reviews
3.8
Member
ahef1963
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5,165 members
36 reviews
4
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35,708 members
938 reviews
½ 3.7
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17,588 members
681 reviews
4.1
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5,841 members
419 reviews
½ 3.4