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3.0
A collection of essays. There's some repetition and some dated science - which is part of the fun, really. I read a good handful of these when I was young and I find that:
1. Wow, Asimov was a letch. i mean, am I right? Every time he needs an example, his default joke is "for example, you could be trying to hold your best girl" "for example, a pretty girl could walk by." :P
2. I miss optimism in SF.
The science articles in the first two thirds of the book are very basic, suitable to a teen audience, dated, but clear and quick in Asimov's simple style. The last section, where he talks about Science Fiction itself, is the only part I would be likely to read again.
1. Wow, Asimov was a letch. i mean, am I right? Every time he needs an example, his default joke is "for example, you could be trying to hold your best girl" "for example, a pretty girl could walk by." :P
2. I miss optimism in SF.
The science articles in the first two thirds of the book are very basic, suitable to a teen audience, dated, but clear and quick in Asimov's simple style. The last section, where he talks about Science Fiction itself, is the only part I would be likely to read again.
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