mac@allegra.UUCP (11/14/83)
I just finished reading Asimov's new novel, THE ROBOTS OF DAWN. I loved it. Many characters from the two other novels are there - for those of you that haven't read THE CAVES OF STEEL or THE NAKED SUN, that means this is about the detective team of Elijah Baley and Robot Daneel Olivaw. The radio ads for this book are VERY misleading. To me, the ads sound like they are describing a trashy sex novel - this is not trashy, although it does contain sexual themes. Asimov's writing style continues to improve, especially in his ability to write believable female characters and include adult sexual themes. (I'm not saying that he's very good, yet, but he's come a long way from his asexual portrayal of Susan Calvin) Check it out. Jim McParland AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ allegra!mac