Thumpalumpacus
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Frank Herbert for sci-fi in my book. The writing was a little wooden, sure, but the points he made about so many different fields of human thinking make it worth digging through his weak prose.
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Frank Herbert for sci-fi in my book. The writing was a little wooden, sure, but the points he made about so many different fields of human thinking make it worth digging through his weak prose.
I read Dune back when it came out, but I only recently came across the claim that it is the highest-selling SF book of all time, which claim may well be true I didn't even realize it was a contender until very recently.Personally, I think Dune should be recognized alongside The Lord of the Rings in terms of the incredible depth and complexity of the world building.
I read Dune back when it came out, but I only recently came across the claim that it is the highest-selling SF book of all time, which claim may well be true I didn't even realize it was a contender until very recently.
You noticed that, huh?Might we have gotten a wee bit off topic in this thread?
Not to sound snarky (What...me?) or condescending but... us Old Ones do possess such knowledge.*SNIP*
As for Heinlein's works, do y'all realize that "stranger in a a strange land" is a Biblical self-reference by Moses, found in Exodus 2:22 (King James Version)? Great title for a book, though.
I started reading it at 10 pm as a senior. My classmates remember me finishing it in English class the next day. Re-read three times - may pick it up tonight. Jubal Harshaw one of my favorite charachters. Starship Troopers closer to my life/political philosophy about Service and how politicians corrupt with power to control narrative.Not to sound snarky (What...me?) or condescending but... us Old Ones do possess such knowledge.
Going further off track for a moment, Biblical references used to be commonplace, back when Mary was the most common baby girl's name by a two-to-one or greater margin over the second place name. (Mary lost that distinction in the early 1960s, and is not even in the top 100 currently). Biblical references in literature were common, even in science fiction. Virtually everybody went to church--even Robert Heinlein. After my dad retired from the Navy in 1966, we moved back to Kansas City, and in high school I attended Linwood Methodist Church, which I discovered (long afterward) was the church that Heinlein had attended when he lived in K.C.Not to sound snarky (What...me?) or condescending but... us Old Ones do possess such knowledge.
Like the time that somebody asked Admiral Halsey what the weather in that part of the South Pacific was going to be, and he answered, "Meaning no disrespect, but see Hebrews 13:8."
Oh, and did I mention that among the many model planes I had hanging from my bedroom ceiling as a child was an F4U? (We now resume our regular programming.)
f you ever want to see a WWI movie with gorgeous (and fairly accurate) aircraft, then check out "Blue Max".
It does have the ever-present "love angle", however it's not thick enough to spoil the movie.
Catch-22 was based on B-25 operations in the Med.
As for Heinlein's works, do y'all realize that "stranger in a a strange land" is a Biblical self-reference by Moses, found in Exodus 2:22 (King James Version)?
Agreed, summer, 1978. I absolutely devoured Stranger and have read it many times since, although not in the last 20 years but now I will dig out my very worn copy for the weekend and do what I haven't in quite a while, read a book.I started reading it at 10 pm as a senior. My classmates remember me finishing it in English class the next day. Re-read three times - may pick it up tonight. Jubal Harshaw one of my favorite charachters. Starship Troopers closer to my life/political philosophy about Service and how politicians corrupt with power to control narrative.
Laumer and Schmitz passed before becoming legends and A.E. Van Vogt really started me along with Asimov
I asked the same thing.OK, another interruption, but I gotta ask.
On this forum, what is the intended meaning of the Bacon emoji? Is it related to "bringing home the bacon" or does it signify "not kosher"? Or am I just missing something that is really obvious to everybody else?