A review by gabrielrobartes
Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov

2.0

Ok. Maybe two and a half. I put off reading this book for 30 years until I finally gave in when I was passing a charity shop with the prospect of a long train journey ahead of me. It passed the time, though in not sure why. There's a lot of talking by men who really, really love the sound of their own voices. There are women characters who make Bayta Darrell from Foundation and Empire look like Becky Sharp from Vanity Fair. And there's the worst ending ever. I mean awful. But back to the women who run the range from shrewish harridan to Westworld sex-bot and none of the spaces in between. It's dreadful.
Ok, not completely dreadful. When it's just two men fond of the sound of their own voices (are they all author substitutes?) it's oddly hypnotic. But I can't honestly say my life has been particular enhanced by finishing this.