My Problem With SF

[poliphilo]

Once again I pick up an SF novel (in this case Ian M Banks' Excession) only to be reminded that I don't like SF novels because everyone in them is so boring.  I don't think it can be an inflexible rule of the genre that real people and space ships don't mix because Wells breaks it- but where are  the other SF writers who give you characters you can care about?

Comments

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

Well, I enjoyed all of Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars books, but I suppose a purist would scoff at them being called SF.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Fantasy adventure stories? I don't know. I guess they're a lot like Rider Haggard- who I like- only with Mars standing in for darkest Africa.

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

That about covers it (although ERB's women wear a LOT less on Mars).

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Well, it's hot out there....