Susanna - Censored by GoodReads's votes on the list The Best Classical Science Fiction Works

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1	The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 4.16 avg rating — 284,815 ratings Susanna - Censored by GoodReads rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein 4.15 avg rating — 138,607 ratings Susanna - Censored by GoodReads rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	When the People Fell by Cordwainer Smith 4.15 avg rating — 178 ratings Susanna - Censored by GoodReads rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Foundation (Foundation, #1) by Isaac Asimov 4.17 avg rating — 593,627 ratings Susanna - Censored by GoodReads rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2) by Isaac Asimov 4.22 avg rating — 225,461 ratings Susanna - Censored by GoodReads rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Second Foundation (Foundation, #3) by Isaac Asimov 4.28 avg rating — 202,039 ratings Susanna - Censored by GoodReads rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Dune (Dune #1) by Frank Herbert 4.29 avg rating — 1,616,853 ratings Susanna - Censored by GoodReads rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke 4.12 avg rating — 183,418 ratings Susanna - Censored by GoodReads rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein 3.92 avg rating — 326,197 ratings Susanna - Censored by GoodReads rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Windrider (new)

Jul 19, 2010 05:09PM

Hi Susanna,

An interesting very short list. Several things have come to mind looking at it.

How old does a book have to be to be classed a classic?

You've only found one book that you'd rate with 5 stars? I have several. 'Ender's Game' & 'Speaker for the Dead' & 'Dune' & 'Stand On Zanzibar' & 'Dragonflight' & 'Ringworld' & 'The Riddle Master of Hed' among others.

Why such a short list? And why three Asimov and two Heinlein on a list only nine long?

I do like that you list 'The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress'
ahead of 'Stranger...'. I'd also list 'Glory Road' & 'Starship Troopers' ahead of it.

Peace,
Windrider

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message 2: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jul 20, 2010 09:15AM

Why does most of it not have a five-star rating? Because most of the science fiction I've read doesn't get five stars from me (I don't give them out very generously.).

Stranger in a Strange Land is an interesting novel, but I much prefer Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Haven't read either Glory Road or Starship Troopers.

I'm not sure how old is a classic. One that has gone down from one generation of readers to another?

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