Bobby’s Comments (group member since Mar 15, 2013)

Bobby’s comments from the Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

Brenda wrote: "THE FORGOTTEN DOOR, by Alexander Key. A YA which was a Scholastic Book publication. I got it out of the school library. From there it was on to A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeleine L'Engle."

THE FORGOTTEN DOOR...was that the one with the boy Jon who could make his feet lighter or something...?

R.L. wrote: "LTW&W and Pern series. And Earthsea. Ah, good times."

Dragonriders of Pern. Good. That was right after I started reading specifically fantasy. It was among my first non-Conan fantasy.

I, Curmudgeon wrote: "Wow, it's hard for me to remember too!

I think it was when I was 7....ish and sick at home. My father read The Hobbit to me (cause I wanted to hear what he was reading) The Spiders in the Mirk..."

I thought about books like The Mouse and the Motorcycle. Do they count? It seems like there's a demarcation line that separates sci-fi/fantasy from children's lit. So like, do Winnie the Pooh or Alice in Wonderland count? In that case, my first would be Stuart Little. I think.

Tough, tough, tough question to answer because I started with comic books. And comic books invariably led me to my science fiction/fantasy books, one way or the other. I can't nail down the first one. But the first one that comes to mind, the one that left the greatest and most profound impression, was The Martian Chronicles. I still find that book to be stunning.

Well, it's been way more fun and interesting than it even seems like it has a right to be. Thanks. And me as well. I've also wound up with a looong reading list.

Aaaannd...already voted. :)

Hey Stefan, how did you go about picking your original 64? Did you have help? Have you read all of those stories? More besides, I take it. Just curious.

G33z3r wrote: "To my mind, the upset of the previous round was A Wrinkle in Time beating out Brave New World. The former was published well after I was a child, so I suppose it's the precious childhood memories o..."

That's an interesting point. I actually am not a fan of the Harry Potter books but I think A Wrinkle in Time is pretty wonderful. But I did first read it as a child and it did scare the crap out of me and I have never forgotten it. I think of A Wrinkle in Time being literature in a way that I never considered Harry Potter.

Ouch. This one hurt my heart.

I'd like to read it.

Stefan wrote: "ROUND 1 is complete and ROUND 2 is officially underway. I have the match-ups in a SurveyMonkey survey, for this round there are 2 separate surveys.
Be sure to vote in both:
Sci-Fi Fantasy Madness ..."

Stefan wrote: "ROUND 1 is complete and ROUND 2 is officially underway. I have the match-ups in a SurveyMonkey survey, for this round there are 2 separate surveys.
Be sure to vote in both:
Sci-Fi Fantasy Madness ..."

Though, I wanted to say it seems like "Who Goes There?" was kind of out of place. It's a short story going against one of the great science fiction novels of all time.

Stefan wrote: "ROUND 1 is complete and ROUND 2 is officially underway. I have the match-ups in a SurveyMonkey survey, for this round there are 2 separate surveys.
Be sure to vote in both:
Sci-Fi Fantasy Madness ..."

I voted on this round even thought I didn't know about the contest for round 1. Dune vs. The Hobbit??? Brutal! There were a few of those. Well done, man.

Bobby Bermea. Love DUNE. Love Roger Zelazny. Love Robert E. Howard. Looking for great science fiction that is current. Anyone?