Chris Rigby answers “Why do I find this extremely confusing and...”

Hiro Hamada asked this question about Foundation (Foundation, #1):

Why do I find this extremely confusing and difficult to read? I'm interested in science and math and all, but I can't seem to get through it properly ...

Chris Rigby It's not well-written, unless you vastly prefer plot to characterisation (of which there is little). It's also now very dated indeed (in one of the tr…moreIt's not well-written, unless you vastly prefer plot to characterisation (of which there is little). It's also now very dated indeed (in one of the trilogy - set many thousands of years in the future - one of the characters lives on a distant planet as a child in a suburban home with a coloured maid!).

To be honest, you'd be far better off exploring Robert Heinlein, who was a much much better writer.(less)

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