I haven’t read much science fiction, but I’m continuously awed by how incredibly devoted it is to instruction. Most fiction seeks to entertain or to describe or to prod, either intellectually or emotionally. Science fiction, on the other hand, wan...
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Jill
Beth, I definitely would like to read more Clarke after a successful first attempt with his work. I was slightly disappointed by the ending to 2001, so I think I might wait to pursue the sequels, but I do own a copy of his The City and the Stars on Kindle. Have you read it?
I'm not a big scifi reader, so I haven't read The End of Eternity but I know that Asimov is one of the biggest names in science fiction. HAve you read other works by him? Is that where you'd suggest beginning?
Caroline, thank you!!
2 years ago
Caroline Jill wrote: "Is that where you'd suggest beginning?"
I'm wondering this too. Like Jill, I'm not big on sci-fi (at least not older sci-fi, generally; Bradbury is an exception, as you already know, Beth). I was going to start with I, Robot.
Peter Webb
As someone else has said, what's wrong with exposition? The paragraphs highlighted as 'problematic' merely deal with what would be a practical problem. Is the absence of female characters indicative of sexism? I don't think so. The dryness of some passages is due to Clarke's ability to imagine what such a lengthy space voyage would be like. It clearly would be nothing like the swashbuckling action-packed journeys that perhaps would best suit this reader.
2 years ago
I'm not a big scifi reader, so I haven't read The End of Eternity but I know that Asimov is one of the biggest names in science fiction. HAve you read other works by him? Is that where you'd suggest beginning?
Caroline, thank you!!
2 years ago
I'm wondering this too. Like Jill, I'm not big on sci-fi (at least not older sci-fi, generally; Bradbury is an exception, as you already know, Beth). I was going to start with I, Robot.
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