Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> Erik Reuter wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 13, 2004 at 12:01:04PM -0700, Doug Pensinger wrote:
> >
> > > Beyond the meandering, pointless plot, the flat, uninteresting
> > > characters and the asinine dialog, the whole idea seems a bit dumb to
> > > me. I'm sorry if I'm trashing someone's favorite book, but it's just
> > > terrible so far, and I can't imagine an ending that would get me to
> > > rate it better than average - providing I can make it that far.
> >
> > I can't recall the ending -- not a good sign.
> >
> > > Anyone care to tell me what they thought was good about it?
> >
> > Naked people running around?
>
> Wasn't Mark Twain one of the people? Wouldn't that be a good thing?
I can't recall the ending either. I'm not sure whether I finished
the first book and forgot, or if I gave up part way through. It
was an interesting WORLD, even if the particular story was not
too engaging. I did read the fourth or fifth book, _Gods of
Riverworld_, just to see how the series turned out. It was a farago,
too.
I have a book, _Tales of Riverworld_, which is at least as good
as the one you're reading. It consists of short stories by various
authors, all set in Riverworld. With all the characters of history
to choose from, many an author would wind up creating a long mess
like Farmer's original. There's a lot to be said for having a
bunch of different visions, all limited in scope!
---David
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