Comment on There Will Come Soft Rains (1950) [pdf]parentComments−sonofhans7moI totally agree. I wouldn’t recommend Asimov to anyone much over 12. After that point I’d hope kids to have outgrown him, like the Hardy Boys.−srean7moHis non-fiction though ... among the best.−sonofhans7moHe was a fucking genius, and seemed never to stop writing books. Good qualities all told.−secretballot7moMy "fairly poor writer of fiction" looks that way for a reason.
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I totally agree. I wouldn’t recommend Asimov to anyone much over 12. After that point I’d hope kids to have outgrown him, like the Hardy Boys.
His non-fiction though ... among the best.
He was a fucking genius, and seemed never to stop writing books. Good qualities all told.
My "fairly poor writer of fiction" looks that way for a reason.