Re: Bouncing off Poul Anderson

On Apr 21, 2:22 pm, Girish <girishbhat6...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Random thoughts:
>
> His writing style is good, but  he refuses to provide a "hook" to keep
> me reading, I start wondering what the point of the whole exercise is,
> and get irritated at all the "detailing" going on. Any one else have
> the same problem?
>
> Yet if I plough through, the pay off is good and  his ideas and actual
> story is revealed to be quite neat.  (judging by what I finished ie
> "Call me  Joe"
>
> Stories that I have currently bounced off
> Time Patrol
> Brain Wave
>
> Suggestions  and comments?

I've never been a huge Anderson fan, although I do like the Time
Patrol series. If you don't like that, then you're probably not going
to be very excited about him. Some of the pulp stuff for PLANET
STORIES is fun, though.
   Best,
   CC