Comments on: RIP Arthur C. Clarke

By: The Boy from The Stars « Lazy Habits of Thinking

The Boy from The Stars « Lazy Habits of Thinking — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:34:18 +0000

[...] 7, 2008 by Amey In memory of Sir Arthur C. Clarke, I would like to introduce you to one of the first sci-fi novels I have ever read, [...]

By: Amey

Amey — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:40:58 +0000

@Princess: That doesn’t sound morbid, it sounds paranoid

But yes, I know what you mean. It is hard to realise that you won’t get a new book from an author now

Majority of people I know said that they liked his short stories better than novels. Are you also a part of that majority?

By: Princess Stefania

Princess Stefania — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:56:47 +0000

Somebody’s going ’round finishing off all my favourite authors. The ones still alive- and doesn’t that sound morbid? Terry Pratchett’s going under with dementia, Robert Jordan has been eliminated and Arthur C. Clarke….

By: Amey

Amey — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:41:02 +0000

@Dili: It always comes to me as a shock when I realise that the authors I like have a life outside their books, even though I am well aware that Clarke worked in WW II, Asimov was a prof. So I must say, it was nice to hear about Clarke as a Sri Lankan from you

I don’t really remember “The Star”. But I do remember (and like) “Jupiter Five” and “Time’s Arrow”. And as I mentioned, I liked Rama because of the ending, as most of other novels in the genre are so human-centric.

By: Dili

Dili — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:20:23 +0000

Sir Arthur's best for me would be his short story - The Star. As a Sri Lankan I can definitely say he was well loved by everyone here. We all miss him. I miss him.