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A Stanislaw Lem Reader

  • ... that A Stanislaw Lem Reader, showcasing Stanisław Lem, one of the world's most widely read science-fiction writers, includes a Lem essay, interviews with Lem, and essays by and about him? Sturgeon, Theodore (2010-04-07). Introduction. Retrieved 2007-10-17. Arkady Strugatsky; Boris Strugatsky (1976). An introduction to Roadside Picnic. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.

Created by Staszek Lem (talk) and Piotrus (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 09:52, 18 October 2019 (UTC).

  • Symbol question.svg Long enough, new enough. My first pass leaves me less than thrilled with the hook. I haven't checked the sourcing yet. Template:Ping, can you draft a better hook? --evrik (talk) 22:46, 25 November 2019 (UTC)
Personally, I think ALT2 is still rather bland and rather commonplace. Can something more eye-catchy be proposed here, like maybe elaborating more on how the work is a "showcase"? Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 01:21, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
ALT2a: ...that A Stanislaw Lem Reader showcases the work of one of the most widely read science fiction writers with interviews on the relationship of literature with philosophy and science? Template:Re ~ R.T.G 02:27, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
ALT2b: ... that A Stanislaw Lem Reader showcases the work of one of the most widely read science fiction writers, including interviews on the relation of literature to philosophy and science?
Nihil novi (talk) 04:11, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

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  • Is there a reason we're not going with "small in volume, but dense in ideas"? That's a lot more hooky than anything above. Maury Markowitz (talk) 21:26, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Not terribly happy about the repetition in b. Maury Markowitz (talk) 22:09, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

  • ALT3c: ...that the Stanislaw Lem Reader is described as "small in volume, but dense in ideas?" --evrik (talk) 22:17, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
  • ALT3d: ...that the Stanislaw Lem Reader is described as "small in volume, but dense in ideas," and "indispensable" for any Lem reader? --evrik (talk) 22:17, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
  • Template:Ping If you approve 3-D, go ahead and strike out my approval of 2b.--evrik (talk) 03:52, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
  • Symbol voting keep.svg I like Alt2b. --evrik (talk) 01:28, 2 December 2019 (UTC)