Let's read some Science Fiction

I was poking about and found this great post from io9's Sci-Fi University: A syllabus and book list for novice students of science fiction literature. I love reading lists. I'm terrible at using them, as I never want to feel like I have to read a book and it always seems like I've read barely a fraction of the books listed, but I love them anyway.

(On a related note, they also have 25 Classic SF Movies of which I've seen most. I find it suspicious, though, that several of the movies are form the last few years. Doesn't something have to be older to be classic?)

Anyway, this reminded me that the Hugo Awards are due to be handed out and I have read none - none! - of this year's nominees for Best Novel.

2010 Hugo Nominees for Best Novel

• Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
• The City & The City by China Miéville
• Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America by Robert Charles Wilson
• Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente
• WWW: Wake by Robert J. Sawyer
• The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

I think Boneshaker and The Windup Girl look the most intriguing. Anyone have a recommendation for where to start on this list?