lohock 's review for:

Foundation by Isaac Asimov

4.0

mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I read this after watching the series on Apple TV. It’s very different from the show. Essentially only what happens in Terminus in the show, with the foundation itself and the crises predicted by Seldon. I really enjoyed it for its linear story telling, it tackles the first three of 8 predicted crises. The only drawback is one I have with many other sci-fi works of a similar/past era: the lack of imagination of the authors. You can imagine a whole galactic empire with planets and peoples and whole fields of science,  but you couldn’t imagine women interested in anything more than trite frippery and jewellery? Or to be honest women speaking almost at all? It’s common of the ‘greats’ of the genre, but like come on