Thread: Like Asimov
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Old 03-08-2010, 09:25 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I used to like Asimov when I was a teenager, but reading him as an adult I have to admit that I find his books rather shallow. His characters are all rather two-dimensional and don't really come across as real people.
For dimensionality (!?) one might try The Gods Themselves
For real people The caves of steel

I also read them when I was young. I re-read them not long time ago (when I was barely 65) and I found them quite charming.
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