Comments on: 26 percent – i failed sci-fi

By: AndyWhitman

AndyWhitman — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 01:48:00 +0000

I’m not much of a sci-fi fan, so I was a little surprised that I had actually read about a third of these. Of the novels listed, I’d say that these are certainly among my favorites, regardless of genre: The Lord of the Rings — J.R.R. Tolkien Dune — Frank Herbert Fahrenheit 451 — Ray Bradbury A Canticle for Leibowitz Harry Potter and the Whatever (all six, soon to be seven of ‘em) — J.K. Rowling The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — Douglas Adams Slaughterhouse 5 — Kurt Vonnegut There was a time — my sophomore year in high school, I think — when just about all I read was Ray Bradbury and Kurt Vonnegut. There are a lot worse ways one could go. I like Harlan Ellison a lot, too, although my favorites of his books (“I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream,” “Repent, Harlequin, Said the Ticktockman”) aren’t on the list.

By: jnf

jnf — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 16:54:00 +0000

it’s a marketing campaign: “heinlein. for old time’s sake.”

By: stb

stb — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:36:00 +0000

Read: The Lord of the Rings Stranger in a Strange Land (which I loved) Fahrenheit 451 The Colour of Magic (which I thought was cheesy, but good cheesy) Hitchhiker’s Guide Slaughterhouse 5 Starship Troopers I haven’t read a sci-fi book in probably 12 years. I should pick one up, maybe some Heinlein for old time’s sake.