In a message dated 96-05-02 06:44:38 EDT, you write:
>There's plenty of bubblegum in every field of lit. Go read some serious sf,
>fantasy, horror or surfiction and you'll find some fascinating insights on
>humanity. Read Card or Rosenberg or Donaldson and you'll get lightweight
>entertainments. If you want only the bubblegum, there's certainly enough of
>that on the shelves.
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Exactly what do you consider serious? I've never read Rosenberg, but I
would consider O.S. Card fairly serious and I think Donaldson (assuming you
mean Stephen R.) is a landmark author in fantasy literature. Are we
discussing the same authors here, or is one of us totally off base?
-Mac Hume
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