Yeah I wasn’t a fan either.

Edit: When I was in high school, my English/Lit teacher made a comment about how sci-fi in general has a lot of great ideas, but wasn’t known for its great writing. I disagreed at the time, because I had read some great sci-fi that was well written up to that point. Later when I read Foundation and a few other “Sci-Fi” classics I had to agree with her. Sure these are great ideas, but the writing sucks.