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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49,147 members
775 reviews
4.1
2
15,133 members
275 reviews
3.9
3
26,605 members
627 reviews
4.1
4
48,209 members
1,233 reviews
4.1
5
20,346 members
428 reviews
4.2
6
4,457 members
106 reviews
4
7
14,650 members
189 reviews
3.9
8
17,738 members
392 reviews
3.9
9
12,711 members
516 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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14,578 members
431 reviews
4.1
11
11,373 members
443 reviews
3.8
12
27,367 members
374 reviews
4
5 Members
aulsmith, TonkoKordic, 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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15,964 members
399 reviews
½ 3.7
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14,206 members
283 reviews
4
15
10,250 members
503 reviews
4.1
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24,810 members
347 reviews
4.1
17
13,235 members
335 reviews
3.9
18
49,565 members
779 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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26,420 members
447 reviews
3.9
20
10,248 members
337 reviews
4
21
7,737 members
227 reviews
4
22
7,161 members
394 reviews
4
23
18,755 members
577 reviews
3.9
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19,160 members
433 reviews
4.1
25
9,435 members
179 reviews
3.8
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10,761 members
228 reviews
4.1
27
42,061 members
1,313 reviews
4.1
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926 members
33 reviews
½ 3.7
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2,464 members
143 reviews
½ 3.7
30
1,784 members
56 reviews
½ 3.5
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19,650 members
405 reviews
4.2
32
26,667 members
1,015 reviews
3.8
33
47,384 members
1,049 reviews
3.9
34
12,090 members
155 reviews
4
35
11,913 members
221 reviews
4.1
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10,803 members
174 reviews
3.9
4 Members
krisa, Tomleesteenboek, amanda4242, thecoroner,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aulsmith : I couldn't get past page 10
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4,677 members
135 reviews
4
38
17,260 members
1,034 reviews
4.1
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4,549 members
280 reviews
3.9
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4,180 members
80 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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3,782 members
118 reviews
½ 3.7
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1,555 members
19 reviews
3.9
2 Members
krisa, mkbird
43
29,723 members
837 reviews
3.9
4 Members
hipdeep, 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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2,500 members
64 reviews
½ 3.5
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749 members
19 reviews
4
46
808 members
27 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
krisa, mkbird
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3,405 members
120 reviews
4.1
48
8,908 members
117 reviews
3.9
49
1,087 members
43 reviews
4.2
2 Members
mkbird, merrystar
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11,433 members
316 reviews
4.1
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4,513 members
200 reviews
4
52
787 members
17 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
aulsmith, mkbird
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2,658 members
65 reviews
3.8
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547 members
17 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
mkbird, amanda4242
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12,131 members
212 reviews
½ 3.7
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5,987 members
64 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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946 members
16 reviews
4
2 Members
krisa, aulsmith
59
7,067 members
109 reviews
3.8
60
13,519 members
154 reviews
½ 3.7
61
38,771 members
1,509 reviews
4.1
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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1,343 members
62 reviews
½ 3.7
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2,778 members
47 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
krisa, thecoroner
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12,336 members
203 reviews
3.9
2 Members
thecoroner, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith : The atmosphere-to-plot ratio was too high for me.
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9,417 members
625 reviews
4
66
877 members
19 reviews
3.9
67
4,598 members
124 reviews
4
2 Members
krisa, TonkoKordic
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1,525 members
73 reviews
½ 3.5
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8,157 members
382 reviews
3.9
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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1,666 members
71 reviews
2.9
71
674 members
7 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
krisa, TonkoKordic
72
4,123 members
170 reviews
3.9
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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2,982 members
115 reviews
3.2
2 Members
krisa, ahef1963
74
2,747 members
63 reviews
3.8
2 Members
krisa, ahef1963
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829 members
14 reviews
4.2
2 Members
krisa, thecoroner
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22,423 members
1,354 reviews
4
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
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8,879 members
441 reviews
½ 3.7
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2,491 members
68 reviews
½ 3.7
79
2,150 members
73 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
80
9,181 members
315 reviews
4.2
2 Members
krisa, sturlington
81
4,445 members
69 reviews
4.1
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243 members
8 reviews
3.8
Member
aulsmith
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29,134 members
597 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
hipdeep
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6,316 members
85 reviews
4.1
85
3,774 members
149 reviews
3.8
Member
craso
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573 members
10 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
mkbird
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1,337 members
30 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
craso
88
732 members
6 reviews
3.9
89
699 members
28 reviews
3.9
Member
craso
90
359 members
2 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
mkbird
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696 members
4 reviews
3.8
92
334 members
10 reviews
4
Member
hipdeep
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296 members
6 reviews
4.2
Member
mkbird
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1,048 members
35 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith: A little slow in the middle, but the end is worth it.
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196 members
9 reviews
4
Member
mkbird
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4,834 members
125 reviews
4.1
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7,509 members
149 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
andomck
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357 members
32 reviews
½ 3.6
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6,683 members
118 reviews
3.8
2 Members
sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith : Eh. Not bad, but not really engaging either.
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3,332 members
59 reviews
½ 3.7