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If I can jump in... I'm a third of the way through Hyperion, and it's very interesting. It's Science Fiction that causes one to think. Atlas Shrugged is an i
by mathattack 12y ago
If I can jump in... I'm a third of the way through Hyperion, and it's very interesting. It's Science Fiction that causes one to think.
Atlas Shrugged is an important intellectual work whether you agree with the philosophy or not. It's a long slog, but worth reading to understand the people who follow it. It will just take a long long time. I read it when I was doing regular coast to coast flights.
The Demon Haunted World is vintage Sagan. Very well worth readying, though as an HN member it's probably preaching to the choir.
- iN7h33nD 12y agoI have tried Hyperion a few times but I find it a little too slow and I give up. One of these days I will get to it. Thanks for the input!
- mathattack 12y agoIt is slow - perhaps because it covers deeper content and ideas? I generally read it on the exercise bike in the morning. :-) I do think it's very Literary science fiction, which may be what pulls down the pacing.