tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36899342.post6360448804318801844..comments2023-10-10T09:50:58.264-07:00Comments on Pulp Fiction Reviews: THE ACCIDENTAL TIME MACHINERon Fortierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13309149554499286208noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36899342.post-44255040303989029912007-11-19T05:31:00.000-08:002007-11-19T05:31:00.000-08:00Hmm, I know what you mean, Troy.Certain writers ar...Hmm, I know what you mean, Troy.<BR/>Certain writers are hit and miss for me as well, like Dean Koontz or<BR/>Stephen King. Some of their books have delighted me to no end while others were painful tasks to complete. This particular Haldeman is really fluff stuff and easy to read. As I said in my review, he seems okay with just being laid back and telling in interesting tale of what if. No prize winner for sure, but still a fun way to spend a few hours.Ron Fortierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309149554499286208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36899342.post-43460922399836819742007-11-18T23:09:00.000-08:002007-11-18T23:09:00.000-08:00Well, Forever War was a great book, no doubt. Howe...Well, Forever War was a great book, no doubt. However, I made the mistake of reading his more recent Forever Peace, and was quite disillusioned with Haldeman as a result. It left me with such a bad taste in my mouth that I haven't picked up a book of his since. That's not really fair, I know, to condemn an author on one bad book. I have a ton of other books lined up to read, though, so I'm pretty picky.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663294509271088537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36899342.post-39647289348576338202007-09-19T12:21:00.000-07:002007-09-19T12:21:00.000-07:00Joe Haldeman is a brilliant writer-- his "Forever ...Joe Haldeman is a brilliant writer-- his "Forever War" alone attests to that. (He also wrote two wonderfully entertaining Star Trek novels, back when there were only two of them-- his!) So I have no doubt it's a good book and, based on this review, I will check it out.Van Allen Plexicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501782137914582711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36899342.post-29572387224777758352007-08-30T21:52:00.000-07:002007-08-30T21:52:00.000-07:00I think I should have been more clear.It seems lik...I think I should have been more clear.<BR/><BR/>It seems like the socio econimic predictions are ones that I've read about before in other stories by other authors. To be sure, the true test is how this particular author handles his plot, characters, etc. to make this a unique work, but I feel like I want more imaginative stuff in my scifi, which seems like the same stuff over and over instead of stretching the creativity envelope.<BR/><BR/>Not knocking this book or this author, I just feel jaded by the subject matter.Glen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159866063741462707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36899342.post-68787873927587485532007-08-30T12:11:00.000-07:002007-08-30T12:11:00.000-07:00Although aware of this writer's other books, I've ...Although aware of this writer's other books, I've never read any of them, ergo I can't comment on your thought.<BR/>I can only judge this one book, and as I reviewed, it is a light weight book, with some interesting socio-economic musings. A good read.Ron Fortierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309149554499286208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36899342.post-69637710577624133162007-08-30T12:07:00.000-07:002007-08-30T12:07:00.000-07:00I'm glad you liked it, but to be honest it sounds ...I'm glad you liked it, but to be honest it sounds like the same old same old with the author's prognostications.Glen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159866063741462707noreply@blogger.com