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[QUOTE]dustydigger - 2014-01-23  4:22 AM

I'm with you ,Michael,on not really enjoying the literary SF all that much.I dont  WANT the style to be so obtrusive,waiing to be admired as it were.It just gets in the way of the''shoot-em-ups in space.Some of the old writers were very pedestrian in their style,,you couldnt say that Clarke or Asimov dazzled you with their fine wordsBut they sure enough were brimful of ideas and action.I ploughed through China Mieville's Embassytown recently and greeted the end with ''And? So?'' Had ten times as much pleasure reading David Brin's Startide Rising! 
As for Androids,I saw the film first anyway,which I usually avoid if possible,since they usually diverge so much, and naturally found the book a bit of a letdowwn.
@ Deven Science - I used to read a lot more too.Then the eyes started to go with old age,and I couldnt read in poor light or for long periods.Then my son moved home,my daughter moved  to a house less than 50 yards away,and I now have a influx of visitors every day,so the reading is down by at least two hours a day.The computer was areal competitor to reading,but that has lessened a bit - simply because I have to wrestle the laptop off my son if I want to use it.He even takes it to bed with him!.
I can really see the advantages of hermits shutting themselves off from the world.Would be nice,if only I could have unlimited books and the internet.Perhaps I would then get round to reading the SF Masterworks.I've only read 40 of the 132. Shame on me......but I do prefer rip roaring adventure! :([/QUOTE]

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I'm with you ,Michael,on not really enjoying the literary SF all that much.I dont WANT the style to be so obtrusive,waiing to be admired as it were.It just gets in the way of the''shoot-em-ups in space.Some of the old writers were very pedestrian in their style,,you couldnt say that Clarke or Asimov dazzled you with their fine wordsBut they sure enough were brimful of ideas and action.I ploughed through China Mieville's Embassytown recently and greeted the end with ''And? So?'' Had ten times as much pleasure reading David Brin's Startide Rising!
As for Androids,I saw the film first anyway,which I usually avoid if possible,since they usually diverge so much, and naturally found the book a bit of a letdowwn.
@ Deven Science - I used to read a lot more too.Then the eyes started to go with old age,and I couldnt read in poor light or for long periods.Then my son moved home,my daughter moved to a house less than 50 yards away,and I now have a influx of visitors every day,so the reading is down by at least two hours a day.The computer was areal competitor to reading,but that has lessened a bit - simply because I have to wrestle the laptop off my son if I want to use it.He even takes it to bed with him!.
I can really see the advantages of hermits shutting themselves off from the world.Would be nice,if only I could have unlimited books and the internet.Perhaps I would then get round to reading the SF Masterworks.I've only read 40 of the 132. Shame on me......but I do prefer rip roaring adventure!

Edited by dustydigger 2014-01-23 4:36 AM

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