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thepufferfish 's review for:
The Foundation Trilogy
by Isaac Asimov
My mother passed this book down to me when I was young, and every couple years since then I take the time to read through again. I think many people who have reviewed this book are missing the point; IMO, Asimov did not want character development and milieu to be the concentration of the reader. Instead he wanted the reader to concentrate on the social, economic, and political commentary ripe throughout the book. Analytic minds rarely make decisions without purpose. Allowing the reader to know the vague direction of the plot leads to more time spent analyzing the commentary without getting distracted by certain characters or unimportant details. I do not think that the lack of women should affect one's perception of the series, especially when the book does not contain any commentary on gender roles.