Template:Did you know nominations/A Stanislaw Lem Reader
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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:31, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
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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.
- Reviewed: Peng Yuxing
Created by Staszek Lem (talk) and Piotrus (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 09:52, 18 October 2019 (UTC).
Long enough, new enough. My first pass leaves me less than thrilled with the hook. I haven't checked the sourcing yet. @Piotrus:, can you draft a better hook? --evrik (talk) 22:46, 25 November 2019 (UTC)
- @Evrik: As in, more interesting? I am drawing a blank... ping User:Staszek Lem, User:Nihil novi, also interested in Polish literature. Maybe one of you can come up with something more inspired? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 02:44, 26 November 2019 (UTC)
ALT2: ...that A Stanislaw Lem Reader showcases the work of one of the most widely read science fiction writers?~ R.T.G 22:44, 28 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?@Narutolovehinata5: ~ R.T.G 02:27, 29 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- ALT3a: ...that Butko called A Stanislaw Lem Reader "small in volume, but dense in ideas"?
- ALT3b: ...that Butko stated A Stanislaw Lem Reader is "indispensable" for any Stanislaw Lem reader?
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)
- ALT3d works for me. Maury Markowitz (talk) 02:11, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
- @Maury Markowitz: If you approve 3-D, go ahead and strike out my approval of 2b.--evrik (talk) 03:52, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
