I was just wondering what other people's favorite short story was and why.
I haven't read all of them yet, but my favorite so far is "Last Contact". I like how it used current scientific knowledge (like dark matter causing the expansion in the universe) and showed what I like is a realistic view of how people would react to the world ending. Also, it was a little easier to follow than some, like "Saving Tiamaat" and "Lighting Out".
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I liked The Merchant and The Alchemist and Against the Current alot. Matter of fact, i really liked Against the Current. I found it easy to relate to the main character's overwhelming confusion followed by his eventual acceptance of the situation. That would be trippy as hell to travel slowly back through time for no apparent reason...but i would rather do it in a more badass vehicle like a muscle car, haha.
ReplyDeleteI really liked Against the Current and Saving Tiamaat. I really liked the idea of people with special abilities doing what they can to make the world better, even if that means killing people. I also thought it was interesting that it showed that, no matter how disturbing you find some practices that other cultures do, you can't change that culture. You can't change its people.
ReplyDeleteI liked the Merchant and the Alchemist the most. It was filled with good morals that anyone can relate to. It was also very interesting how you can travel back and forth in time yet change nothing at all. All of this wrapped up in one neat well written story.
ReplyDeleteCould you elaborate, Ken, on what you mean by "good morals," please?
ReplyDeleteHuff, are there ways in which, say, a Mustang would be a better car for Rackman to drive into the past than a Prius? Are there ways in which a Prius is better?
ReplyDeleteI love the way The Merchant and the Alchemist resembles 1001 Nights and other old Mideastern morality tales.
ReplyDeleteThis topic is an oldie but a goodie. I'd have to say that my favorite stories were The Merchant and the Alchemist. I really love the attention to detail in that story, and the way that is both a sort of fable, but very engaged with sci-fi elements as well.
ReplyDeleteI also really liked the Sledmaker's Daughter. The prospect of leftover technology from a future civilization being seen as magic by the people who recover is very alluring for some reason. One's man trash in as another man's treasure I guess, or maybe one's man's past is another man's treasure. I haven't yet finished all the readings for the next class, so we'll see...