The World of Ender

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

More on the Web: "Classics of Science Fiction"

If you want to get lists of classic science fiction novels and short stories, or just want to find out more about this amazing literary genre, visit "Classics of Science Fiction," a terrific website. It's been around for a few years and is very popular with science fiction enthusiasts.

website: http://classics.jameswallaceharris.com/

If you visit and find points of interest, share them in the Comments section of this strand. Happy exploring!

posted by Brady Kelso @ 10:15 AM  

4 Comments:

  • At 6:32 PM, Blogger Armin Samii said…

    I've heard really good things about Dune but I've never really gotten around to reading it. I've heard Time Machine and War of the Worlds are also good.
    ...But I haven't read any of the books on the list.

     

  • At 7:08 PM, Blogger dude said…

    I've read many of the great classics such as The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, Journey to the Center of the Earth, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Gulliver's Travels, and I would have to say that the best one was 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. Our technolgy has already surpassed the wonderful inventions in the novel, but it is still an amazing read. The inventions in the book were so great and accurate, that they almost exactly resembled the ones in real life 20, 30, 40, even 50 years later.

    On the contrary to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The War of the Worlds seemed repetitive, and I easily lost interest after a few chapters. I couldn't even find out the name of the main character.

    I was greatly shocked to find out that 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was in 52nd place while The War of the Worlds was in 9th.

     

  • At 9:22 AM, Blogger Brady Kelso said…

    Great start on this strand. Keep up the thoughts.

     

  • At 11:33 AM, Blogger dude said…

    Josh you misunderstood me, I never said that 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was better than The War of the Worlds because it was an easier read. I thought War of the Worlds wasn't as great because it was so REPETETIVE. Chapter 3, the martians shoot this beam of light which catches buildings on fire. Chapter 4, the martians shoot a beam which destroys a bridge. Chapter 5... get the idea. By the way, when I said, "losing interest" I meant that the book got boring, not that I stopped reading it. I did NOT find The War of the Worlds to be a harder read than 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. When I said that I couldn't even find out the name of the main character, that wasn't because the book was tough and I couldn't find it and/or understant it. It was because H.G. Wells, literally, did not have a name for the main charcter. There was no description or development.

    I'm not saying that Harry Potter is better than Moby Dick, but the reason that Moby Dick is a classic, and Harry Potter is not, is that HP is still new. You have to wait at least 20, 30, 40 years before, it can be called a "classic". I guarantee that Harry Potter will be called a "classic" in the future.

     

Post a Comment

<< Home