David Hobby wrote:
>
> Bryon Daly wrote:
> ...
> > > > You were tempted to rate a book you haven't read?
> > >
> > >Yes, to knock it down in the rankings. But that would be dishonest.
> >
> > So the follow-up question: why would you want to knock it down in
> > the rankings if you haven't read it to know if it deserves it or not?
> >
> > -bryon
>
> I honestly don't know. I've heard about it, and have no desire
> to read it. It could be that I'm put off by the classical
> allusions, present even in the titles. Heavy-handed references
> to THE CLASSICS usually signal a pompous and self-important
> author. Not that I'm saying Simmons is, but I have no desire
> to risk finding out.
So, by the same token, are you refusing to read Silverberg's _Downward
to the Earth_?
Julia
_______________________________________________
http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
