 Isaac Asmiov's Robot Series, Were the last 3 novels any good? |
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 Jan 17 2003, 05:47 PM
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 New and improved! Group: Islander Posts: 2338 Joined: 13-January 03 From: Central Indiana Member No.: 169  |
Thank you very much, Cardie and Rhea. I don't really like Asimov that much overall so I think I'll stick to just using "I, Robot." I read part of the first Foundation book, and it was boring for me. I think the only reason I was so fond of "I, Robot" is that I related very much to Susan Calvin and her preference of machines over other people.
Now that I have that decided, I get to do the best part of my term paper: research modern day robots and search for parallels between those and the ones in "I, Robot." :D :D -------------------- I use these words pretty loosely. There's so much more to life than words.
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Jan 16 2003, 08:36 PM
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New and improved! Group: Islander Posts: 2338 Joined: 13-January 03 From: Central Indiana Member No.: 169 |
Actually, not the last 3...the first, second and fourth novels. I didn't realize I had the order wrong. Oops.
I have a big term paper this semester, and I chose "I, Robot" for my novel. However, I lack enough material for my topic from that novel alone. I started reading "The Robots of Dawn," the third book in Asimov's robot series. Maybe it's because I didn't read the other two novels that come before it, but I can't seem to get into it. "I, Robot" was really good imo, though. For anyone that's read the series, are the four novels in the robot series good enough to read and spend the time to go to a bookstore and purchase them since the library doesn't have them? Or should I just try to pull together enough material from "I, Robot" alone? -------------------- I use these words pretty loosely. There's so much more to life than words.
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Jan 17 2003, 11:25 PM
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 Cleverly Disguised as an Earthling Group: Islander Posts: 72 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Nowhere Near Sanity Member No.: 215 |
I'd be one to second the suggestion that you read Caves of Steel. It's a darned good murder mystery, as well as one of Asimov's best books. Shorter and faster paced than the Foundation series.
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Jan 18 2003, 11:44 AM
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New and improved! Group: Islander Posts: 2338 Joined: 13-January 03 From: Central Indiana Member No.: 169 |
I think I'll go buy "Caves of Steel" and a few other novels I've been wanting to get my hands on on Wednesday when I'll be near a used bookstore anyway. But as I said before, the Foundation series wasn't my cup of tea so I think I'll skip on the rest of the books related to it. It's definitely hard to read a novel when one hasn't read the other books that are the backbone of it. (I read "To Sail Beyond The Sunset" by Heinlein twice -- once when I'd read just one of his other novels and then again after reading a couple more. There were still probably references that went over my head, but it was better the second time.)
-------------------- I use these words pretty loosely. There's so much more to life than words.
--Over the Rhine, "Latter Days" Formerly known as Neozephryus :) |
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 Jan 16 2003, 11:18 PM
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Have you read Asimov's Foundation series or all the books with R. Daneel Olivaw, starting with "The Caves of Steel?" They all end up being interconnected, but "I, Robot" is more of a stand-alone. In other words, unless you read everything, you're better to stick with just "I, Robot."
Cardie -------------------- Nothing succeeds like excess.
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Jan 17 2003, 11:31 PM
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New and improved! Group: Islander Posts: 2338 Joined: 13-January 03 From: Central Indiana Member No.: 169 |
I'll put "Caves of Steel" on my reading list then, BunRab. I like a good mystery every once in a while. Plus, I really need something to pass my study halls in which I have nothing to do. Staring at the clock is *quite* boring.
-------------------- I use these words pretty loosely. There's so much more to life than words.
--Over the Rhine, "Latter Days" Formerly known as Neozephryus :) |
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Jan 17 2003, 09:56 AM
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QUOTE(Cardie @ Jan. 17 2003,04:18) Have you read Asimov's Foundation series or all the books with R. Daneel Olivaw, starting with "The Caves of Steel?" They all end up being interconnected, but "I, Robot" is more of a stand-alone. In other words, unless you read everything, you're better to stick with just "I, Robot." Cardie I'm with Cardie. They're all interconnected. I have the Robot stories in a two-volume set. I'll start out to re-read one of them, and end up reading all of both volumes! I, Robot has lots and lots of material, but I'd stick with that one for your report. If you're interested in Asimov, I think maybe I'd read the Foundation books first (to get the feel of the historical timeline) and then go back and read the robot stories, which deal with moments in that timeline. :hobbit: -------------------- Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events. --Robert A. Heinlein
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Jan 18 2003, 11:07 AM
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 tantalizing... Group: Islander Posts: 1596 Joined: 14-January 03 From: back in the land of no school! Member No.: 281 |
I second the recommendation for the "Caves of Steel" -- excellent!
I also reinterate that Asmiov's "Robots" are layered throughout the Foundation series -- the backbone really, in my mind and then he has his separate robot stories. -------------------- Remembering what life was like before going to school now that I've graduated at long last!
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Jan 19 2003, 03:39 PM
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tantalizing... Group: Islander Posts: 1596 Joined: 14-January 03 From: back in the land of no school! Member No.: 281 |
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Honestly, I think one should probably start reading s/f with Asimov because of the style he used -- that simplistic thing he's got going. I understand though.  You ought to like 'Caves of Steel', its more stand alone.
-------------------- Remembering what life was like before going to school now that I've graduated at long last!
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Jan 20 2003, 03:05 PM
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New and improved! Group: Islander Posts: 2338 Joined: 13-January 03 From: Central Indiana Member No.: 169 |
I've read tons of sci-fi and didn't try out Asimov at all until a couple of years ago when I tried to read the first book in the Foundation series. The simplicity is okay, but sometimes I prefer something more technical and complex.
I think I'll like "Caves of Steel" from what I've read online about it. I do tend to prefer stand-alone novels to series novels (unless the author is extremely good and one of my favorites). -------------------- I use these words pretty loosely. There's so much more to life than words.
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