R.I.P. Arthur C. Clarke.
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reardensteel said, (257 days ago)
he's the one of the big three that i've read the least. nevertheless, his work still made a serious impact on how i see the universe.
flyingfishstick said, (257 days ago)
@rearden: likewise. I've read enough Heinlein to build a wall out of the books i've read (okay, not a very structurally sound wall, but moving on), and I've read the Foundation, I Robot, and then some, but Clarke? Just 2001 and his short story "The Star".
Jay Def said, (257 days ago)
@flyingfishsticks - I haven't read nearly enough Heinlein. Or Clark,actually.
flyingfishstick said, (257 days ago)
@Jay: he's cheesy at times, long winded, can be a smug self-satisfied ass, and thinks women make delightful pets even as he claims to hold them in the highest regard - but I still love him. He's like a delightful, slightly pervy old uncle who always tells the best stories. I can forgive him many, many things.
reardensteel said, (257 days ago)
@fishstick: i want to grow up to be jubal harshaw or lazarus long. i'd prefer the former as he's gotten more cantankerousness squeezed into a shorter lifespan.
Jay Def said, (257 days ago)
@flyingfishstick - Hahaha. I know what you mean about his feelings on women. One of the stories of his I read was I Will Fear No Evil.
flyingfishstick said, (257 days ago)
@rearden: see, this is the problem I always had when I was growing up - I loved scifi, particularly Heinlein, but never found any characters that I wanted to BE that were female. Not that matching sexes is necessary for idolizing, but it would've been nice once in a while.
But wouldn't you want Laz? 2 centuries of ladies and adventure and experience and ladies!
@Jay: and yet he's still such a charming rascal.
reardensteel said, (257 days ago)
i think jubal's outward crankiness just speaks to me more. sure, laz was a pimp, but it's not like jubal missed out.
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