To: laconic
I've noticed that way too many Freepers read Sci-Fi to the exclusion of good literature such as Invisible Man. Mention this to them and they sure get defensive about it. Hey, I've read Heinlein, Asimov, Vonnegut, etc.. All fine and good but there is a whole other world of literature beyond Sci-Fi which way too many folks use as an escapist crutch. Why not read Heinlein AND Ralph Ellison, read Asimov and James Jones, read Vonnegut AND Tolstoy. Unfortunately way too many folks stick strictly with the Sci-Fi and operate under the illusioin that they are somehow culturally well-rounded.
7 posted on
07/18/2002 6:20:38 AM PDT by
PJ-Comix
To: mhking
FYI
8 posted on
07/19/2002 3:34:47 PM PDT by
PJ-Comix
To: PJ-Comix
What are you talking about? It is sci-fi! Although I prefer the original -- H.G. Wells was a genius.
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