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Author Topic: If you haven't read "The Last Question" by Isacc Asimov, you should do so.  (Read 5681 times)

Alexei403

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If you haven't read "The Last Question" by Isacc Asimov, you should do so.
« on: December 07, 2009, 10:54:49 pm »
If you have, you should agree that it is totally awesome.


http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html
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Re: If you haven't read "The Last Question" by Isacc Asimov, you should do so.
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2009, 11:01:18 pm »
This thread title could have everything Issac Asimov ever wrote and still be accurate.
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Re: If you haven't read "The Last Question" by Isacc Asimov, you should do so.
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2009, 11:06:16 pm »
^Very true.
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Re: If you haven't read "The Last Question" by Isacc Asimov, you should do so.
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2009, 11:19:47 pm »
That was indeed quite nice.
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Re: If you haven't read "The Last Question" by Isacc Asimov, you should do so.
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2009, 11:24:15 pm »
That was beautiful.
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Re: If you haven't read "The Last Question" by Isacc Asimov, you should do so.
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2009, 11:33:04 pm »
Wow.

Just, wow.
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Re: If you haven't read "The Last Question" by Isacc Asimov, you should do so.
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2009, 11:46:31 pm »
Holy.


















Shit.
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Re: If you haven't read "The Last Question" by Isacc Asimov, you should do so.
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2009, 11:54:35 pm »
My god, that may have been the best short story I've ever read.
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Re: If you haven't read "The Last Question" by Isacc Asimov, you should do so.
« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2009, 12:09:26 am »
Quote from: Blacken on December 07, 2009, 11:01:18 pm
This thread title could have everything Issac Asimov ever wrote and still be accurate.

Agree.
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Re: If you haven't read "The Last Question" by Isacc Asimov, you should do so.
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2009, 12:13:20 am »
One of my favorite short stories is Norman Spinrad's "The Equalizer". It's only nominally sci-fish, too. If you can find it I recommend it wholeheartedly.
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Re: If you haven't read "The Last Question" by Isacc Asimov, you should do so.
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2009, 12:40:30 am »
That was an incredible read. Thanks Alexei.
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Re: If you haven't read "The Last Question" by Isacc Asimov, you should do so.
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2009, 12:52:43 am »
 :D if only mankind can get so far...
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Re: If you haven't read "The Last Question" by Isacc Asimov, you should do so.
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2009, 12:56:47 am »
Quite a stirring read. One of my favorites. But I hesitate to say that -everything- Asimov wrote was so good... "The Robots of Dawn" really kinda irked me on a number of levels. But aside from that, everything of his I've read is between pretty and totally stupendous.

EDIT: Every time you read it, it jars you.
« Last Edit: December 08, 2009, 01:06:30 am by Reasonableman »
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Re: If you haven't read "The Last Question" by Isacc Asimov, you should do so.
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2009, 01:26:37 am »
Quote from: Reasonableman on December 08, 2009, 12:56:47 am
Quite a stirring read. One of my favorites. But I hesitate to say that -everything- Asimov wrote was so good... "The Robots of Dawn" really kinda irked me on a number of levels. But aside from that, everything of his I've read is between pretty and totally stupendous.
Place it in context with his other work, though, and what he was driving at becomes a little clearer. So I think, anyway. It's certainly not his strongest work, but even at his worst he's pretty goddam good. :)
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Re: If you haven't read "The Last Question" by Isacc Asimov, you should do so.
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2009, 04:35:12 am »
One of my favorite sci-fi short stories has to be Exhalation by Ted Chiang.

Anybody else got some good short stories?
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