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From: patcl@tekecs.UUCP (Pat Clancy)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: Friday, by Heinlein, + more
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Date: Fri, 27-Jan-84 20:13:09 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 27 20:13:09 1984
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I completely agree with your assessment of "Friday" as
drivel, although I must admit that my opinion is based
on only the first 1/3 of the book, as that was all I
could stomach. I think the worst aspect of the book was
the endlessly monotonous dialogue, which displayed such a
contrived and pre-adolescent attempt at "cuteness" that it
made me wince.

Speaking of bad sf, this gives me an opportunity to voice
a dissenting opinion on Brin's "Startide Rising", another
dog that, to use the words of Dorothy Parker, "should not be
tossed lightly aside, but hurled with great force".
Probably the worst attempt at depicting aliens that has
appeared in many years. Second only to Gene Wolfe in the
bad writing catagory.

Pat Clancy
Tektronix