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The Master™ · 2nd July 2005, 09:24 AM

Another I found that I forgot to mention:

Aldus Huxley
Brave New World

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People talk about reading "classics"...

I have never read Asimov or a lot of the early pioneers... And to be totally frank, the idea leaves me a little cold... Okay, I'd like to try maybe one or two, but I'm not gonna go out of my way to acquire them...

I've read some books considered to be classics, and been left by some of them wondering why they are considered so... Maybe because they are, so called, pioneers; but I've found other writers to be a little more fun and easier to understand... There are some books that are products of their time, and not having lived through those times I can't associate with them... So, feel a little confused... Then, there are others that are timeless (The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester... I'd never believe that it had been published in 1953!!!!)...

I guess it is all subjective and open to personal choice...

Talking of classics, would anyone consider A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain to be classic Sci-Fi or Classic Fantasy??? In fact, has anyone ever read it, or just watched the two movies, like me???

Nobody read 1984 by George Orwell???

2nd July 2005, 09:24 AM	#13 (permalink)
The Master™ Right hand of Vengence!!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,753	Re: Sci-Fi Recommendations - for the unenlightened Another I found that I forgot to mention: Aldus Huxley Brave New World **************** People talk about reading "classics"... I have never read Asimov or a lot of the early pioneers... And to be totally frank, the idea leaves me a little cold... Okay, I'd like to try maybe one or two, but I'm not gonna go out of my way to acquire them... I've read some books considered to be classics, and been left by some of them wondering why they are considered so... Maybe because they are, so called, pioneers; but I've found other writers to be a little more fun and easier to understand... There are some books that are products of their time, and not having lived through those times I can't associate with them... So, feel a little confused... Then, there are others that are timeless (The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester... I'd never believe that it had been published in 1953!!!!)... I guess it is all subjective and open to personal choice... Talking of classics, would anyone consider A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain to be classic Sci-Fi or Classic Fantasy??? In fact, has anyone ever read it, or just watched the two movies, like me??? Nobody read 1984 by George Orwell**???