tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post1332959278560155718..comments2024-01-30T09:28:20.715+01:00Comments on Val's Random Comments: The Songs of Distant Earth - Arthur C. ClarkeValashainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766127527509268224noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-76257445095208061962012-12-28T01:06:40.060+01:002012-12-28T01:06:40.060+01:00I came to Songs of Distant Earth through the back ...I came to Songs of Distant Earth through the back door, so to speak. Being a fan of Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells, etc., I listened to the CD many times first. Then I read the book. I didn’t plan it that way, it’s just the way it worked out. Obviously, once you read the book you can’t unread it. But, I had a sense of the flow of the story before I read it and this approach seemed to make the matchmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14088893333218490717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-8717570160893575362012-03-19T16:57:21.466+01:002012-03-19T16:57:21.466+01:00It is an entertaining read for sure and witht eh b...It is an entertaining read for sure and witht eh benefit of a couple of decades hindsight not that many SF novels hold up scientifically. I'm probably being a bit hard on Clarke here, he certainly understood what he was writing about better than I do.Valashainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766127527509268224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-20353246574474236472012-03-18T20:12:32.579+01:002012-03-18T20:12:32.579+01:00Thanks for the great review. I've added this ...Thanks for the great review. I've added this one to my reading list. Space exploration and colonization are some of my favorite SF topics and I can appreciate the effort to make it realistic even if the science doesn't hold up after 20 plus years.icowdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503951838232267330noreply@blogger.com