tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571241725404229411.post499159013016573476..comments2023-09-02T05:30:49.720+07:00Comments on Potpourri of Science Fiction Literature: 1956: Reach for Tomorrow (Clarke, Arthur C.)2theDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15795328679130917054noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571241725404229411.post-47006484089381874812012-06-29T23:21:35.097+07:002012-06-29T23:21:35.097+07:00I thought it was an interesting idea, but not very...I thought it was an interesting idea, but not very mind-boggling, and its execution was just shoddy. Besides, the "humanity's children ascendant" trope pops up in a lot of stories a decade before Clarke got to it, and Clarke didn't do much new with it.admiral.ironbombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02209722437784430986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571241725404229411.post-86256431190559275582012-06-29T23:02:42.248+07:002012-06-29T23:02:42.248+07:00Glad to know that I'm not the only one who did...Glad to know that I'm not the only one who didn't find much within Childhood's End. I've kept it on my shelves to review it at a later date... just in case I missed something mind-boggling.2theDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14458136942599361822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6571241725404229411.post-20420988511975263882012-06-29T22:51:57.387+07:002012-06-29T22:51:57.387+07:00I have this one and Expedition to Earth on my shel...I have this one and <i>Expedition to Earth</i> on my shelf, but after the underwhelming <i>Childhood's End</i> and <i>The City and the Stars</i> I've been avoiding Clarke. Good to know his short stories are better than his novels.admiral.ironbombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02209722437784430986noreply@blogger.com