RTaylor.5581i27TK%RADC-MULTICS@sri-unix.UUCP (01/30/84)
Speaking of books, stories, etc one has continued to read thinking that
the hero has GOT to get smarter (I mean, gee, anyone really that dumb
would forget to breathe, right?!?)...I read at least a third of Norman's
Gor series before I decided the hero was just too dumb to live; of
course, if you like Norman's portrayal of women (?are there really women
like THAT?).... Another book in that vein (reading, while thinking it's
got to get better) was Herber's Santaroga (Sarratoga?) Barrier. As I
recall the people raised a fungus or something which was habit forming.
It's been a VERY long time since I read it. The two rememberances I
have of the book were: 1) there has got to be a "kicker" here,
somewhere--just keep reading, Roz, and 2) my visualization of the taste
of the "product" resembled the flavor of blue cheese (good quality blue
cheese rather than the "other" stuff!). If I missed something good in
the book, I have no qualms about someone out there educating me on the
item(s)!
Last fall when I went to visit my hubby in Korea, I was in the middle of
the "Sun-Series" by Wolfe. My husband is not a reader of science
fiction, his tastes run towards Louis L'Amour westerns and non-fiction
war/political works/histories. He picked up Vol 2 while I was working
on Vol 3, and liked it. Although he found it confusing, since he has no
SF background, and is not fond of cats or computers. (Outside of my
husband and sone, they are my three favorite things!) He has decided to
read the series from the beginning it has intrigued him so much. I have
even gotten him to read Harrison's Stainless Steel Rat series, so there
may be hope for him yet! Thus, if you have a friend who likes Louis
L'Amour westerns, maybe "they" would like Wolfe and Harrison.
I too had the same feelings, impressions, and intuitions as John
Aspinall about the Macintosh commercial! I thought someone was coming
out with a new SF movie loosely based on 1984, then switched to the idea
of Olympics, etc. It's nice to see someone else's mind twists the way
mine does!
Nasty replies should probably be sent to my personal mailbox rather than
here (your choice). Roz
(rtaylor at radc-multics)