cmk (03/23/83)
It seems to me that when the institution of this group was first discussed, some agreement was made that it was for things OTHER than SF. The reason for this was that there was already a newsgroup for science fiction; here we would discuss other types of literature. Well, folks, that ain't happenin'. Please don't get me wrong; I have a great love for SF. But I have an equal love for other types of books as well. Unfortunately, I'm presently in the middle of an SF novel, so I can't kick off a discussion on something else (maybe next week). But let's get back to the purpose of THIS group and keep the science fiction stuff in net.sf-lovers, where it belongs. Chuck Kelly duke!phs!cmk
jj (03/24/83)
I am also a read of SF. I would like to see some discussion on NON-SF books here, I'd really like to find some other type of books that I enjoy as well, SF is going the way of all popular genres. I enjoyed Trevanian's "Shibumi" quite a bit. It is a "spy" novel of a sort, involving the usual international conspiracies, etc. It seems, though, to have a little more class than the average. It has a view of the US government that Mr. Turner may well enjoy. (No, I'm NOT being insulting, I'm using the easiest way I know to describe the protagonists viewpoint.) I was quite surprised at this novel, so I looked for several more of the same genre, and was sadly disappointed. I guess I'll stick to Yeats and SF. (What a combination!)