Just wondering, do you find his style rich and interesting or as some critics say, too impersonal?
2006-08-26 05:33:59 · 10 answers · asked by Aloofly Goofy 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Isaac Asimov died of some type of complications related to HIV some years back. Yeah, some of his stories are dated, like when he describes robots and hover cars in the 1990's.
2006-08-26 05:38:25 · update #1
I really really enjoy his writing. I kind of like how he just narrates the story rather than trying to get you all emotionally involved with the character and things. It takes great skill to write a good, original story with interesting characters. He does not have to rely upon getting you emotionally geared up over a love story or revenge or anything like that. He is one of a kind. I also stumbled upon some of his non-fiction works a couple of years ago. He wrote really indepth studies of some of the books of the Old Testament. They are really, really amazing. It really let me understand what a fantastically intelligent man he is. He is more than great imagination and writing ability. He is a dedicated researcher.
2006-08-26 05:45:36 · answer #1 · answered by psycho-cook 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was a good writer for his time and his audience. When he was at the top of his game, it was a younger bunch of readers that he had and they didn't demand as much "hard" science as readers do nowadays. Also, most of his readers were boys, so you don't see a lot of females in his stories (the notable exception being Susan Calvin).
His stories were written in a sparse, very straightforward style which contemporary critics might consider to be impersonal.
2006-08-26 05:42:04 · answer #2 · answered by Claude 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interesting and farseeing. I first got interested in the Foundation series and later on the Robot series... then anything by IA and his biography made me realize that while his writings were primarily SF (there are rare scientific writings as well) his professional background made him an authority in the field particularly of future possibilities. I'd put Clifford D. Simak as a second to his name in the list.
2006-08-26 05:40:25 · answer #3 · answered by Bummerang 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like some of his stories and novels, its just that hes so out of date right now, we are already in the future, and i know he has a lot of technical theories and ideas, about robots and time travel, but i fell that his fashion about them is just to grandfatherly, just my opinion, that and its been awhile since ive read some of his work, funny though, and super creative, but that was when i was young, gotta move on! Hes still my grandfather telling me a bed time story.
2006-08-26 05:39:22 · answer #4 · answered by the sponge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read all of his books when I was a preteen. At that time I really got into his books. Today I probably would not chose him for a particularly entertaining read.
2006-08-26 05:38:42 · answer #5 · answered by SunFun 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read some of his stuff the other day and although I did find it enjoyable it was a little dated.
2006-08-26 05:36:42 · answer #6 · answered by intotrouble 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he was one of the very best scifi writers of our time. There is no one who could ever fill his shoes.
2006-08-26 05:37:58 · answer #7 · answered by kekeke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
really enjoyed his science fiction
rich and interesting
2006-08-26 07:33:18 · answer #8 · answered by Cap'n Donna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-26 05:36:31 · answer #9 · answered by Spadesboffin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he's dead.
Great author though!
2006-08-26 05:36:25 · answer #10 · answered by george_the_cat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋