Me Gusto mas Fundacion. Algo llamativo fue la ultima pagina del libro, nada que ver con la historia sino la forma. ( )

Childishly written and full of the most ridiculous improbabilities.

I enjoyed Foundation, but I did think it was front loaded. If humanity is labouring under a misapprehension and being manipulated why are we being told stories about various random people? Why do the stories matter? I think Foundation and Empire suffers throughout from this problem that afflicted just the second half of Foundation.

So here we have two stories. The first, The General, is the worst. It consists of various incredibly boring scenes where two characters sit about talking. I use the term characters advisedly. Off-scene some events take place but we don’t see any of it happen. Why tell a story about the fall of an Empire without showing it, and saying why it matters, without making it a human story? The Second story, The Mule, is perhaps better. There are some elements that tie in to the greater series. I almost two starred it, but that really would be grasping at straws. The General was so bad that in comparison anything else might seem worthwhile.

Asimov’s whole approach to his material is ill thought out and poorly conceived. ( )

Reason Read: NPR 100, ROOT, TIOLI, alpha (A)
This is the second in a trilogy that has grown beyond trilogy. I found this one not as engaging as Foundation. The book has two parts; General and Mule. The Mule was the better part. The book was political but the characters were minimally interesting and the plot was loosely connected. Rating 3.25

This book is a strange mixture of futuristic setting but 1950’s cultural ideology. The misogyny! I couldn’t take it anymore and dnfed at about 75%.

The 2nd of the epic sci-fi Foundation trilogy and also the The 12th in what can be seen as the "extended" 15 book Foundation Series. This book sees how Hari Seldon's plan is implemented and how it struggles with the chaos of the declining Empire. ( )