The Cranky Old Reader
I'm a Goodreads refugee, looking for a new home. Old books for children, science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, and humor are my main areas of interest. I've little interest in books that were written after 1975 or so, and prefer books that are older still. There are, however, a few still-living authors that I respect.
Top Ten: The Forty-Niners (Top 10)
Absolutely outstanding. I hadn't re-read this book for at least twenty years. Somehow it had gotten pigeonholed in my memory as a bit boring and dull.But it's anything but dull or boring! Classic and funny science fiction stories using the classic bar-story format. Over and over I found myself coming across phrases and ideas which I'd incorporated into my personal lexicon, only to forget where they'd come from. "Oh, so this is where I first read that!" I kept saying.It's a pity that Clarke wrote so few of these stories. They're wonderful.
Currently reading
Basic Roleplaying: The Chaosium d100 system (Basic Roleplaying)
A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
