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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14 participating members
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42,797 members
683 reviews
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11,855 members
203 reviews
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40,818 members
1,116 reviews
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18,474 members
409 reviews
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16,249 members
379 reviews
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9,054 members
416 reviews
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aulsmith, amanda4242, sturlington, andomck, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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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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24,310 members
575 reviews
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10,171 members
417 reviews
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3,460 members
88 reviews
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12,544 members
156 reviews
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12,645 members
379 reviews
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23,340 members
334 reviews
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aulsmith, thecoroner, ahef1963, kara.shamy
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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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13,299 members
343 reviews
½ 3.7
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21,774 members
292 reviews
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12,117 members
253 reviews
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43,232 members
682 reviews
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krisa, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, andomck,kara.shamy
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sturlington: Magical realism as a forerunner to slipstream.
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7,644 members
413 reviews
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6,222 members
187 reviews
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10,949 members
292 reviews
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14,805 members
359 reviews
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8,719 members
170 reviews
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39,186 members
1,256 reviews
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844 members
31 reviews
½ 3.7
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1,404 members
45 reviews
½ 3.4
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17,420 members
373 reviews
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22,084 members
922 reviews
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42,622 members
995 reviews
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10,973 members
197 reviews
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9,580 members
155 reviews
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krisa, Tomleesteenboek, amanda4242, thecoroner,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
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aulsmith : I couldn't get past page 10
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4,137 members
121 reviews
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14,106 members
935 reviews
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3,760 members
251 reviews
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3,608 members
74 reviews
½ 3.7
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krisa, aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda
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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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3,397 members
103 reviews
½ 3.6
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16,683 members
523 reviews
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1,394 members
18 reviews
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krisa, mkbird
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22,052 members
399 reviews
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9,153 members
310 reviews
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347 reviews
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2,103 members
52 reviews
½ 3.5
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727 members
20 reviews
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24 reviews
½ 3.6
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krisa, mkbird
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9,037 members
198 reviews
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krisa, merrystar
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2,784 members
97 reviews
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1,004 members
41 reviews
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mkbird, merrystar
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3,654 members
179 reviews
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716 members
17 reviews
½ 3.7
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aulsmith, mkbird
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2,281 members
59 reviews
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490 members
15 reviews
½ 3.6
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mkbird, amanda4242
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10,688 members
191 reviews
½ 3.7
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5,163 members
55 reviews
3.9
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krisa, thecoroner, kara.shamy,aulsmith
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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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885 members
15 reviews
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krisa, aulsmith
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6,412 members
105 reviews
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11,714 members
139 reviews
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10,451 members
141 reviews
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33,365 members
1,387 reviews
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krisa, sturlington
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1,129 members
51 reviews
½ 3.7
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27 reviews
½ 3.6
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craso
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2,506 members
46 reviews
½ 3.6
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krisa, thecoroner
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10,213 members
166 reviews
3.9
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thecoroner, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
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aulsmith : The atmosphere-to-plot ratio was too high for me.
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8,061 members
576 reviews
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836 members
19 reviews
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2,126 members
132 reviews
½ 3.7
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64 reviews
½ 3.5
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7,073 members
363 reviews
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krisa, sturlington
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68 reviews
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153 reviews
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krisa, sturlington
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2,720 members
111 reviews
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krisa, ahef1963
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71 reviews
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krisa, ahef1963
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691 members
11 reviews
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krisa, thecoroner
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1,233 reviews
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krisa, sturlington
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752 reviews
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krisa, sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
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aulsmith : Some good stuff here and there, but long and short on plot.
sturlington: Couldn't finish this one.
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½ 3.6
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krisa, sturlington
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286 reviews
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krisa, sturlington
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8 reviews
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aulsmith
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7,373 members
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71 reviews
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7 reviews
½ 3.6
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mkbird
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218 reviews
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½ 3.3
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mkbird
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6 reviews
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6 reviews
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mkbird
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½ 3.7
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aulsmith
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aulsmith: A little slow in the middle, but the end is worth it.
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9 reviews
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mkbird
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3,330 members
91 reviews
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6,608 members
137 reviews
½ 3.7
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andomck
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316 members
31 reviews
½ 3.6
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103 reviews
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sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith
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aulsmith : Eh. Not bad, but not really engaging either.
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½ 3.7
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½ 3.7
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½ 4.4
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aulsmith
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ahef1963
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½ 3.7
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409 reviews
½ 3.4