Yer Dad's Sci-Fi

[Anonymous No.6012540]

I just finished this one, after reading Stranger in a Strange Land and the first two Dune books.

Let's talk about some sci-fi that some baby boomers read.

[Anonymous No.6012554]

>>6012540
too much religion in stranger in a strange land.

too much racism in most of that 60s shit.

captcha "cemin"

[Anonymous No.6012558]

>>6012540
Is this like a porn thread where I'm supposed to post the first 6 gifs?

[Anonymous No.6012562]

I enjoy H.G. Wells, in fact he's my go to when I want light reading. The Time Machine is my favorite. Although I'm reading his short story collection Tales of Space and Time right now, and it's quite bad, with the exception of one or two stories.

[Anonymous No.6012568]

this book is excellent

[Anonymous No.6012578]

>>6012568
What else did Zelazny write that I might have heard of?

[Anonymous No.6012598]

>>6012578
his high fantasy series

[Anonymous No.6012605]

>>6012540
Seems like a lot of that era of sci-fi has really interesting concepts but a lot of "well of course this shit happened in America"

Fuckin Russians.

[Anonymous No.6012609]

>>6012598
Read any Heinlein? Glory Road was meh typical bullshit until the ending and then hmm...well that's a thing that makes sense that I wouldn't have thought of you weird bastard.

[Anonymous No.6012617]

>>6012540
i like clear storylines and lack of too much emotional bullshit
i dont like obivious propaganda and let-me-tell-you-how-everything-works style

[Anonymous No.6012621]

The only sci-fi I'm aware my dad read is some Heinlein.
He likes Lazarus Long and his thoughts on gunfights and concealed carry left an impression.

[Anonymous No.6012623]

>>6012617
I also dislike feels in muh boox.

[Anonymous No.6012624]

>>6012540

[Anonymous No.6012625]

>>6012554
>too much racism in most of that 60s shit.

Why would you expect something from back then to conform to PC concepts that didn't exist at the time? What's regarded today as a normal approach to race would have been regarded as traitorous commie shit back then.

[Anonymous No.6012633]

>>6012621
Heinlein had a pretty clear political bent, but he still had a great way with storytelling. Did you Phillip K. Dick at all? the remember it wholesale/total recall story is like a tripped out Heinlein story.

[Anonymous No.6012635]

>>6012625
not really a criticism, it just takes me out of suspension of disbelief I guess. It's painfully obvious that it's a "story" when the aliums all happen to speak english, ya know?

[Anonymous No.6012640]

>>6012624
I've been saving Foundation for unemployment/severance. Seems pretty heavy. Can I read that trilioliogie as before bedtime comfybook?

[Anonymous No.6012643]

>>6012624
I've never heard of that Gene Wolfe shit. wot's uh the deal, m8?

[Anonymous No.6012676]

>>6012609
yes i read a bunch of his stuff. you're right about glory road. number of the beast is probably my favorite novel of his because of how he plays with reality

[Anonymous No.6012906]

>>6012640
Asimov's one of the greats but his prose was pretty simplistic, I don't think you'd find it that challenging

>>6012643
/lit/'s favorite science fiction

[Anonymous No.6013725]

>>6012598
>tfw your dad gave you this book when you were young
>still read it every once in a while
>tfw distant father, feel like Corwin

Also, pic related. Ringworld, Rendezvous /w Rama, Foundation series

[Anonymous No.6014335]

>>6012598
Does anyone have any comments on this, particularly over the whole series? I know the first book is pretty much universally praised, but does it maintain/improve over all 10(!) books? I've seen a massive collection on sale for pretty cheap, I'd kind of like to pick it up but I'm leery about starting a 1000+ page story.

[Anonymous No.6014361]

>>6012640
it's not heavy at all, go for it
great conceptual play, the writing is super simplistic though

[Anonymous No.6014370]

>>6012554
2/10 got me to frown and reply

[Anonymous No.6015154]

Which version of Stranger in a Strange Land should be read?