Lisa

what a short, depressing masterpiece

I don't understand why my kids like this series so much. But my younger son recommended it to me, so there we go.

It is a crime that this book is (now) so dated and absolutely nothing has changed.

I wish I could read this again for the first time. So good!

One of my friends told me to read this as less of a novel and more of a thought experiment and that really helped. This was such a fascinating concept to me and the contrast between the Foundation and the civilizations which surround it was super interesting through the progression of time. It's extremely dialog driven, which felt tedious in the last installment.

Talk about a book that absolutely bombs the Bechdel test though. Whew. One female character in the entire book and she's a shrill wife with about four lines.

3.5 stars, prob being generous because it's a classic (shouldn't do that, I know). I cannot wait to see the TV treatment of this.