Ken-ichi’s review of Foundation (Foundation, #1) > Likes and Comments
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Nice! I kinda want to read this too. Should we make it the GR bookclub book?
Well, that would be mighty convenient for me. I can already hear Elizabeth groaning, though...
i heard it on book tape like 5 years ago, so i'm kinda rusty.
Dieter wrote: "great review, exactly my feelings"
Ditto
Marlene wrote: "I couldn't agree more. It took me a while to finish this book because it was so dull and characters lacked dimension. I remember reading Asimov as a child and loving some of his short stories but a..."
True, but it's oldschool scifi what do you expect? the science-fiction from the 1950s was designed to inspire than entertain with the characters acting as a foil for the ideas being demonstrated. It was only until stuff like Star Wars came out that science fiction as entertainment really started to hit the market.
I haven't read either in a long time, but certainly try Hyperion. For Brin, I really enjoyed the Uplift series (starting with Sundiver), but again, that was me minus 12 years or so, and not everyone likes talking animals. For something more current you might try Leviathan Wakes.
Just curious, I get that there are females missing from this book, but why are they white?
Frankly I don't remember enough about the book to tell you why I wrote that, but perhaps I was being unconsciously racist myself. Apologies.
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Well, that would be mighty convenient for me. I can already hear Elizabeth groaning, though...
i heard it on book tape like 5 years ago, so i'm kinda rusty.
Dieter wrote: "great review, exactly my feelings"Ditto
Marlene wrote: "I couldn't agree more. It took me a while to finish this book because it was so dull and characters lacked dimension. I remember reading Asimov as a child and loving some of his short stories but a..."True, but it's oldschool scifi what do you expect? the science-fiction from the 1950s was designed to inspire than entertain with the characters acting as a foil for the ideas being demonstrated. It was only until stuff like Star Wars came out that science fiction as entertainment really started to hit the market.
Hi, Ken-ichi. I really liked your review. Foundation was my first experience with space opera. I saw that you prefer Brin and Simmons. I wonder if you wouldn't mind recommending a book or two from each author. I'd like tor read some more.
I haven't read either in a long time, but certainly try Hyperion. For Brin, I really enjoyed the Uplift series (starting with Sundiver), but again, that was me minus 12 years or so, and not everyone likes talking animals. For something more current you might try Leviathan Wakes.
Just curious, I get that there are females missing from this book, but why are they white?
Frankly I don't remember enough about the book to tell you why I wrote that, but perhaps I was being unconsciously racist myself. Apologies.
