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Kryptin OP t1_j9y5j40 wrote

Reply to comment by DrCurtains in Asimov's Foundation Is Bad Literature by Kryptin

I didn't say I don't like Sci fi. I said Foundation is bad literature.

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DrCurtains t1_j9y5z9x wrote

I guess my observation is that given the number of people and serious writers who disagree with you, you might be lacking the self awareness to measure the difference between "I don't like" and "is bad".

I couldn't get through the first season of breaking bad, it doesn't mean the writing, acting or production was terrible. I just didn't like it.

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bhbhbhhh t1_j9yoe66 wrote

> I guess my observation is that given the number of people and serious writers who disagree with you, you might be lacking the self awareness to measure the difference between "I don't like" and "is bad".

As with Philip K. Dick's work, it seems very common to be highly critical of Foundation's technical quality.

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cultfavorite t1_j9yvrms wrote

Metallica is poor baroque music—which is a dumb criticism and misses the whole point. Sci-fi is an ideas-first genre and Foundation is excellent sci-if. Sci-fi may not be a good fit for you, but you might like literary sci-fi.

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