On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 21:35:03 -0400, David Hobby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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
I recently read the last book after giving up on the series over a decade ago. The first book had such a great grand idea and everyone wanted to see what in the hell was going on. I will add that SF Channel just did a mini-series to decide if they were going to do a series. I thought it was absolutely terrible but I know someone who liked it. If you didn't like the first it goes downhill. Hugo nominees: 1972: To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jos� Farmer The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny Considering the choices I would have voted it. BTW, long article on voting systems by my friend Peter: http://www.ghg.net/redflame/peter/swuusi.pdf I like the IRV system the Hugo uses except I wouldn't like it for elections. A choice which is all voters second choice would never win. OK for the Hugo, not for elected representatives. Gary Denton - Resurrection Without God Maru #1 on google for lemming God libertarian _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
