Weekly “what are you guys reading” :marseyreading:

To talk about your weekly readings, be it books, textbooks, papers, etc.

I’m still halfway through “Pale Fire” (been kind of busy this week), but I’ll probably finish it in the next few days. I have to say this is the strangest book I’ve read so far, though it’s fascinating me a lot. I restarted from the beginning and while on my first reading of the “Forward”, Kinbote seemed to be a creepy stalker, on my second reading he’s giving some sociopathic vibes. I’m reading the “Commentary” wondering how much of what Kinbote says is real and considering Shade’s death days after finishing the poem, whether he killed him. I also wonder if he managed to get the poem published or if this schizo :marseyschizotwitch: is just writing it on a jail cell or psych ward. Plus, all of the “Zembla” bullshit country he talks about. Though Shade’s poem did mention Zembla, so maybe it’s real? Or maybe Kinbote took it from the poem? :marseyschizowall::marseytinfoil2:

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I am still reading thru the entire Asimov future timeline series in diagetic chronological order:

The End of Eternity :marseychefkiss:

Caves of Steel :marseychefkiss: :marseychefkiss:

The Naked Sun :marseychefkiss: :marseychefkiss: :marseychefkiss:

Robots of Dawn :marseychefkiss:

Robots and Empire :marseythumbsup:

The Stars Like Dust :!marseyno:

The Currents of Space :itisamystery: did not read

Pebble in the Sky :marseychefkiss:

Prelude to Foundation :itisamystery: did not read

Foundation :marseychefkiss:

Foundation and Empire <== I AM HERE

Second Foundation

Foundation's Edge

Foundation and Earth

Forwards the Foundation

I know some people don't like the newer books that he wrote in the 70s and 80s but I read all of them years ago and I recall they were OK. The Stars Like Dust stinks tho- Asimov trying to write an EE Doc Smith adventure except instead of cool lazer gun fights and space battles, there's just people sitting around talking. That is, of course, what happens in all his books but in the others people talk about something interesting.

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I read Foundation after watching the show and it was really interesting. There’s like 7 books in the series though so I didn’t read the whole story

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Tragic lol. I didn’t like the show at all but glad you got into the books from it! :marseythumbsup:

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The Salvor storyline on the show is so bad

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It was bad :marseycringe:

Also

THIS ISNT MY DANEEL :marseyrage:

https://i.rdrama.net/images/16845106931845045.webp

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I can partially accept foid Demerzel, as Daneel supposedly took different personas throughout several millennia, but I didn’t like the actress playing it. After thousands of years Daneel was supposed to be indistinguishable from humans, yet show Demerzel has less personality than Sonny from the “i, robot” movie.

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That’s the biggest problem with the show imo. Zero subtlety. We have an android character? Make them Spock ultra non-emotional. :marseyprojection:

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“Three laws? What are those? I just kill people when told, and sometimes not even that”

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Fricking lol. It’s on me for expecting Hollywood was capable of a good Asimov adaptation but I was looking forward to the show so much and it just made me annoyed every 5 seconds.

I hope one day his books can be done justice by someone like Villeneuve. I personally really enjoyed how he handled the Dune adaptation. He’d be perfect for a Caves of Steel adaptation

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I liked parts of the show, as a whole it kinda sucked but I love the sci-fi stuff like the tower exploding

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I can understand that. The aesthetic for the show as a whole was very good.

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The core three of Foundation, Foundation and Empire and Second Foundation are considered to be the most significant.

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