UC.ART@MIT-EECS@MIT-MC@sri-unix.UUCP (10/01/83)
From: Arturo Perez@MIT-EECS <UC.ART@MIT-EECS at MIT-MC> I agree entirely with LINDSAY%TARTAN at CMU-CS-C.ARPA when he says that most books that are not of the Science Fiction genre are very rapidly "disgarded." Many times have I read a book that I thought was very modern or contemporary only to find that it was written in the 40's or 50's. Most "normal" fiction can't be appreciated in the same way because they get dated and out-of-date so very fast. In some cases you have to know an incredible amount of history just to be able to understand what the author is trying to say. Flame Off!