tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post4580655886003664438..comments2024-01-30T09:28:20.715+01:00Comments on Val's Random Comments: Foundation - Isaac AsimovValashainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766127527509268224noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-81337930368014482932011-11-16T14:30:57.670+01:002011-11-16T14:30:57.670+01:00I mostly read him because I am exploring some of t...I mostly read him because I am exploring some of the classics of SF. Asimov is a giant in the genre so not easily ignored. On the other hand I have found out that SF, for me at least, doesn't become really interesting until the new wave stuff starts appearing. I don't regret reading this, I don't even rule out picking up something else by Asimov, but by today's standards, it is Valashainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766127527509268224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-4923980180970949382011-11-16T14:12:18.601+01:002011-11-16T14:12:18.601+01:00I never read Asimov as a teenager because the Sign...I never read Asimov as a teenager because the Signet PB editions were so ugly and looked difficult to read. He is some one I feel almost a duty to go back to, but this kind of review keeps moving him down a notch on the list. He may be the first major SF writer to be of academic interest only.Charles Dee Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911892642991284576noreply@blogger.com