Yeah, the buzz around it was really great. And I can totally see why -- it's a fantasy book unlike any other I've read, probably rivaling Tolkien in meticulousness of worldbuilding, and the style is very much what it's trying to emulate. It doesn't make it an easy book to read, however, and harder to be engrossed by. But I'm really glad to have finally read it. Working within its self-imposed constraints, it's a very impressive thing, and an enjoyable one.
(I think maybe what I've learned from my attempts is, if it doesn't "go" after a couple hundred pages, it's probably not the right time to be reading it. But I hope it takes off for you this time! :)
I used to absolutely love Asimov, but he didn't hold up all that well for me once I grew up, and I'm wondering if that would be the same for you.
I'm wondering too. I've reread the robot short stories periodically, and the funny ones still work for me -- I love the Powell & Donovan ones. But I haven't tried rereading the longer and more serious works, and am wondering, too, if I would find it as easy to love as before. I'm afraid the style and the characters wouldn't work for me nearly as well these days...
(I think maybe what I've learned from my attempts is, if it doesn't "go" after a couple hundred pages, it's probably not the right time to be reading it. But I hope it takes off for you this time! :)
I used to absolutely love Asimov, but he didn't hold up all that well for me once I grew up, and I'm wondering if that would be the same for you.
I'm wondering too. I've reread the robot short stories periodically, and the funny ones still work for me -- I love the Powell & Donovan ones. But I haven't tried rereading the longer and more serious works, and am wondering, too, if I would find it as easy to love as before. I'm afraid the style and the characters wouldn't work for me nearly as well these days...
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