Sujet : Re: [ReacTor] "Bad Books", and the Readers That Love Them
De : robertaw (at) *nospam* drizzle.com (Robert Woodward)
Groupes : rec.arts.sf.writtenDate : 19. Apr 2024, 18:06:00
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In article <
slrnv252ci.17f0.naddy@lorvorc.mips.inka.de>,
Christian Weisgerber <
naddy@mips.inka.de> wrote:
On 2024-04-15, James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:
"Bad Books", and the Readers That Love Them
Inexplicably not titled "Why I Own Most of Hal Clement's Novels."
>
https://reactormag.com/bad-books-and-the-readers-that-love-them/
| Sometimes readers simply want ripping adventure stories inspired by
| the unusual behavior of water at 374 C under a pressure of 218
| atmospheres.[3]
_Close to Critical_, I guess? It's been too long, I don't recall
anything about it.
"Unusual", of course, is betraying your biased viewpoint. Everybody
knows that water is... a rock.
Ahem, a gas - see _Ice World_.
-- "We have advanced to new and surprising levels of bafflement."Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan describes progress in _Komarr_.�-----------------------------------------------------Robert Woodward robertaw@drizzle.com
[ReacTor] "Bad Books", and the Readers That Love Them
Re: [ReacTor] "Bad Books", and the Readers That Love Them
