I got this book because it seemed like a cool edition of The Foundation Trilogy. I later discovered that it glows in the dark when I turned the lights off to go to sleep.

  • @kby@feddit.de
    6•1 year ago

    Not really. Foundation is notoriously NOT character-driven, bit of a pendant to Dune’s hero-centered narrative. I love the world of Foundation, but it really is bit of a chore to read the books.

    • DreamButt
      3•1 year ago

      Thankx. That’s kinda what I suspected but also so many people seem to enjoy it. Sounds like it’s not for me

      • chemical_cutthroat
        8•1 year ago

        Just to give a little bit more to the previous comment. If you go in with the right mentality, you may enjoy it more. The book isn’t character driven, it is a book of ideas. You have to be invested in the “world” and be curious about how things will play out on a very large scale. If you go in looking for a hero and a villain, you won’t really find one. What’s there is a concept and its execution. It’s a long form thought-problem, for better or worse. Personally, I love it, but if you don’t, then you dont.

        • @cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works
          3•1 year ago

          Thanks, this has gone a long way towards encouraging me to open a battered old copy of the Foundation Trilogy I was gifted years ago.

          • DreamButt
            2•1 year ago

            Yea I might be able to get into it with that in mind too. Thanks y’all

      • @CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one
        3•1 year ago

        The TV series is quite different, but retains most of the core concepts. It’s much more character-driven, and looks absolutely gorgeous. Highly recommended for anyone who likes sci-fi.