Asimov: Orwell "did not have the science fictional knack of foreseeing a plausible future." I find this critique amusing.
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Orwell's vision of a world dominated by totalitarian super-states didn't happen but it was plausible. Asimov wrote about a Galactic Empire.
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"No evidence of any kind is ever required. It is only necessary to make a statement...forcefully enough to have an audience believe it."
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Right -- I think "fiction as socratic dialogue" is right and people misunderstand book because the want it to be a novel novel.
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Plausibility is key in dystopias, but a lot of scary crap became plausible this year.
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The best dystopian authors have a keen sense of political science
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I disagree. It feels very real. Asimov's doesn't - although I like his work.
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Asimov approaching 1984 as sf only really illustrates his limitations, not few.
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Wordy.
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And repetitive.
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