OFF: Clarke's SF books

[Thomas Rickert]

...now, I've always liked the Smiths, circa Queen is Dead and Hatful of Hollow.
And The Silmarillion has become my favorite Tolkien--it has a certain scope and
grandeur. Don't understand all the slagging that book is getting (it is a
harder, more demanding read), though I can certainly appreciate the slagging
the Smiths get. As some critic once said, you're perfectly within your rights
to hate the Smiths...

However, I take it that you mean May is awful. Could you be more specific? If
it is poorly written or conceived, then, how so?

Thanks,
Thomas

Richard Lockwood wrote:

> Oh God - I just *knew* someone was going to mention Julian May.  I'd rather
> re-read the Silmarillion while listening to the Smiths.  It's *that* awful.
> Anne McCaffrey for Booker Prize anyone?
> But then that's only my opinion - what would the world be like if we all
> liked the same things?
>
> Any votes for "Dull but peaceful" from the cheap seats?
>
> :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rich.
>
> > I would like to share three authors I just love and recommend all their
> > works.  Neal Stephenson, Julian May and Jack Chalker.  Neal is of the
> Bruce
> > Sterling school whereas Jack is all over the map from hard space opera to
> > silly fantasy. Julian you just have to experience to understand.
>
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