tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post6400857333784869848..comments2024-03-12T12:38:23.542-04:00Comments on The Kind of Face You Hate: On the Shelf: Sturgeonbill r.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-87804714862871884502009-12-20T13:29:19.683-05:002009-12-20T13:29:19.683-05:00Horoki, if you're still reading, I've chan...Horoki, if you're still reading, I've changed my mind. I say, start with MORE THAN HUMAN. It's one of his most famous works. And while flawed, it's still quite good, and it really gives you a good idea of what Sturgeon was about.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-26930275087679060842009-12-19T19:23:42.249-05:002009-12-19T19:23:42.249-05:00Long, long time ago. Like Isaac Asimov's "...Long, long time ago. Like Isaac Asimov's "Fantastic Voyage", it has a lot more hard scifi injected, as I recall.Roderick Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107539379079558068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-2419017864346295402009-12-19T11:04:11.138-05:002009-12-19T11:04:11.138-05:00I have a lot of Sturgeon in my collection, but not...I have a lot of Sturgeon in my collection, but not that one. Have you read it?bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-81912793738336978212009-12-19T09:20:59.638-05:002009-12-19T09:20:59.638-05:00Love it.
Speaking of Sturgeon, I have a copy some...Love it.<br /><br />Speaking of Sturgeon, I have a copy somewhere of his novelization of "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea".Roderick Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107539379079558068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-24733026037724655682009-12-19T08:28:19.337-05:002009-12-19T08:28:19.337-05:00I'm not sure, horoki. You could start with on...I'm not sure, horoki. You could start with one of his novels -- MORE THAN HUMAN or SOME OF YOUR BLOOD, say -- except Sturgeon was really a short story writer at heart. And I haven't read piles of his story collections, but rather many stories spread over many collections.<br /><br />So...maybe if you can get ahold of ALIEN CARGO...it's not really a best of, but more of a showcase of his different styles.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-24319239394718110632009-12-19T01:59:23.591-05:002009-12-19T01:59:23.591-05:00Where would you recommend a neophyte should start ...Where would you recommend a neophyte should start with Sturgeon?horokihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744766639668562587noreply@blogger.com