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The other issue particularly with older SF is whether it holds up over time. (probably the same can be said of any fiction -- that's what over time results in 'classics' eh.) |
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One of the best Time Travel Stories is his: "All You Zombies" |
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I completely agree. He also wrote a number of excellent short stories, such as the wonderful "And He Built a Crooked House" (which, unfortunately, I don't think is available in any eBook collection).
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01-01-2013, 07:27 AM | #15034 | ||
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I think I need a Heinlein short story collection for my reader. And maybe some novels as well. Last edited by davidfor; 01-01-2013 at 07:40 AM. Reason: grammer |
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01-01-2013, 07:39 AM | #15035 |
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I've decided to try reading through some of the books that have been on my TBR pile for some time. I'll either like them, or dump them quickly.
I chose The Maker of Gargoyles and Other Stories by Clark Ashton Smith for the first one. I bought this back in August 2005. Not a good buy. Abandoned after one and a half stories. I can see that eldritch horror appeals to some, but not to me. Next up: Temple: Incarnations by Steve Saville. This seems to have been a freebie picked up in 2009 sometime, before I stopped adding freebies to my TBR list. |
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Just started Kraken by China Mieville, new author for me!
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01-01-2013, 10:17 AM | #15037 | |
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Podkayne of Mars was originally edited by the publishers who were expecting a YA Book. In the original Podkayne was killed and the publishers demanded and got a different ending. Baen published a 1995 edition with both endings. I must say I liked Heinlein's original ending better. Apache |
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01-01-2013, 11:02 AM | #15038 |
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I am currently reading Field of Dishonor on my Kindle.
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01-01-2013, 02:15 PM | #15039 |
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Ive enjoyed Stranger in a Strange Land some years ago , but last year found his Number of the Beast really tedious and couldnt finish it!
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01-01-2013, 02:17 PM | #15040 |
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I read another couple of the Mignon Eberhart's mysteries that I picked up cheap in late November. Nice old fashioned mysteries that I'd missed out on (probably were out of print during my ravenous mystery consuming years) and am enjoying now.
Jeffrey Deaver delivered as usual in Roadside Crosses, the second thriller to feature Kathryn Dance, kinesiologist cop. I like Dance's focus on the psychology and personality types of those she interacts with. I gorged on some Agatha Christie over Christmas, And Then There Were None and Crooked House. Unfortunately I remembered whodunnit partway through ATTWN. I know some people consider ATTWN one of Christie's best, but I prefer those with Poirot. Crooked House is one of the best small cast family murder mysteries; it captured Christie's trademark paranoia and claustrophobia and the ending was a shocker. Some of my library holds showed up all at once, so I zoomed through Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, and Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. I'd seen the movie of Cold Comfort Farm and reading the book explained some of the whys and wherefores that the movie didn't delve into, but the story wasn't as entertaining as I was hoping. Gone Girl was twisted, literally, but a few shockers wasn't enough to overcome my irritation with the annoying characters. Unbroken was so engrossing that I couldn't put it down and I read the whole 500+ pages in one day. The POW sections were horrible and wonderful at the same time. Now I'm really looking forward to listening to Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit which I bought last month during an Audible sale. I skimmed Persuasion. I like Austen's stories, but prefer them as movies since they skip the interminable descriptions leading up to events. Last edited by Synamon; 01-01-2013 at 02:20 PM. |
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Dr. Ronald Novy, Philosophy and Humanities at the University of Central Arkansas, has uploaded the story to his faculty website. I assume a philosophy professor is aware of copyright laws and that his upload is legit, but I haven't checked to be sure. |
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01-01-2013, 03:34 PM | #15042 |
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The rule with Heinlein is to start with books 1 inch thick or smaller and then try the larger books.
Heinlein was one of the first of the SF writers to be published in book form and the juveniles are technically the 12 novels he wrote under contract to Schribner though there are others that could be considered for younger readers. Starship Troopers was written for Scribner but the publisher rejected it. I like most of his stuff through Fear No Evil. After that there was a seven hiatus due to health problems. Of his later books I enjoyed Friday and Job. Last edited by BenG; 01-01-2013 at 03:37 PM. |
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I do not like the movies since they only contains the events. The important thing with Jane Austen books are the descriptions and observations.
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