tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post420992325520982219..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Zoe's Tale -- John Scalzimybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-59025454643472181812008-10-10T18:04:00.000-05:002008-10-10T18:04:00.000-05:00Thanks, Thomas. Glad you liked the book. I'm not ...Thanks, Thomas. Glad you liked the book. I'm not sure about Scalzi's staying power, but I guess we'll find out if we're all around long enough. I like his writing style, clear, easy to read and follow.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-29711323254629639862008-10-10T17:03:00.000-05:002008-10-10T17:03:00.000-05:00Before ArmadilloCon I read "Old Man's War" and "Th...Before ArmadilloCon I read "Old Man's War" and "The Ghost Brigades" and enjoyed them very much to my great surprise. I normally don't enjoy contemporary SF, preferring the older stuff instead (the future ain't as exciting as it used to be!).<BR/>And I plan to read "The Last Colony" and "Zoe's Tale" before too long.<BR/><BR/>Scalzi is a good storyteller, and these space operas have a traditional, comfortable feel about them, plus he's good at framing the story in a manner to keep us turning the page. But I can't help feeling that there is something too contemporary about the ideas or the language he uses. I'm not sure these novels will have the staying power of science fiction classics of the past.<BR/>--Thomas Miller<BR/><BR/>P.S. I just finished "Too Late to Die" and liked it a lot. I'll be looking for "Shotgun Saturday Night" next. I'm sort of OCD about reading series novels in chronological order.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-79474917303160754072008-10-10T09:09:00.000-05:002008-10-10T09:09:00.000-05:00Orson Scott Card did a similar thing when he wrote...Orson Scott Card did a similar thing when he wrote Ender's Shadow - the sequel to his highly respected Ender's Game - same story, different point of view, whole new experience.<BR/><BR/>If you haven't read Ender's Shadow do so now, immediately!Paul Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102723351945251883noreply@blogger.com