I hung out with R.A. Lafferty at a couple of World Cons. He was a funny man.
I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
Cheese Man ,'Chosen'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Ginger - Dec 21, 2011 1:03:17 pm PST #17136 of 28288
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Gris - Dec 21, 2011 1:40:47 pm PST #17137 of 28288
Hey. New board.
Does anybody really like reading Asimov?
Yes. I have read pretty much the entirety of the Foundation, Robots, and Empire series' (which all end up connecting, in the end) and though I don't necessarily think they are entirely wonderful, I certainly enjoyed them pretty much all the way through. I've read each of the short story collections I have by him at least 5 times each.
I find him to be extraordinarily readable and generally full of pretty fascinating ideas. And I think his work in short stories is often nothing short of amazing, with "The Bicentennial Man" and "The Ugly Little Boy" standing out particularly, though there are plenty of other wonderful examples.
I don't read for word choice or poetic phrasing most of the time, and in fact often find it distracting. Asimov gives good story, at least by my reckoning.
Typo Boy - Dec 21, 2011 2:33:35 pm PST #17138 of 28288
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
For Anderson "The Merman's Children" Anderson at his best.
Typo Boy - Dec 21, 2011 2:36:24 pm PST #17139 of 28288
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
L Sprague de Camp's "Lest darkness fall". Main character kind of a dick, but still very entertaining. Oh and more famous the whole series he wrote (with Fletcher Pratt) about a psycniatrist who ends up in a series of adventure in alternate worlds, and becomes a damn good magician (in multiple senses of the word "good")
§ ita § - Dec 21, 2011 7:31:19 pm PST #17140 of 28288
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Are we not supposed to enjoy Asimov? That's a bunch of poo. I like reading him, sure. Tickles the thinky mathy parts of my brain.
DavidS - Dec 21, 2011 7:51:10 pm PST #17141 of 28288
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Are we not supposed to enjoy Asimov?
I was just asking if people did. And some people do.
Gleaned from the comments of Mark Reads:
You can pull up Google Maps and ask for the Walking directions from "The Shire" to "Mordor."
You get a special warning.
meara - Dec 21, 2011 8:06:28 pm PST #17142 of 28288
It tried to direct me from someplace in Chehalis to Mordor Tattoo in Oregon.
§ ita § - Dec 21, 2011 8:17:02 pm PST #17143 of 28288
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But does it give you the warning beforehand? I got one.
Does anybody really like reading Asimov?
I got a tinge of disbelief in that question. You didn't intend any with your word choice?
Cass - Dec 21, 2011 8:17:24 pm PST #17144 of 28288
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
to Mordor Tattoo in Oregon
Clearly they do not encourage walk ins.
Cass - Dec 21, 2011 8:21:52 pm PST #17145 of 28288
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I got a tinge of disbelief in that question.
Saying he was a shitty writer with weak characterization and would recommend him gave me that sense too.
Books are very subjective things.