"What I don’t believe in is the fact that there is an absolute scale of 'good' and 'bad', and that you can grade stories on it. Certain stories resonate with a majority of (Western) people, and somehow we seem to leap from that straight into their 'greatness'. Even the Awards are just that – a “majority” vote which is only that of a tiny fraction of the total population of the world at this point in time."  --  Aliette de Bodard helps us keep it in perspective