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Re:The Best Books I Read in 2013 by alan_cx on Friday December 13, 2013 @02:59AM (#6899539)
"This is a very common viewpoint among technical people, sadly"

Really? The usual image is that techie geek types lap up scifi and fantasy, which when done properly are all about the human condition.

Re:The Best Books I Read in 2013 by xradionut on Friday December 13, 2013 @08:22AM (#6900337)
As a long time reader of both science fiction and fantasy, only about .1% is instructional or thought provoking, the rest is escapism or wish fulfillment, the modern version of the penny dreadful.
Re:The Best Books I Read in 2013 by infinite8s on Friday December 13, 2013 @06:25AM (#6900022)
I would say that all great books (fiction or nonfiction) are bout th human on diction.
Re:The Best Books I Read in 2013 by infinite8s on Friday December 13, 2013 @11:44AM (#6901429)
Oops, unfortunately can't edit it. That's what i get for responding using my iPad.

It should read:

I would say that all great books (fiction or nonfiction) are about the human condition.

Re:The Best Books I Read in 2013 by platz on Friday December 13, 2013 @10:51AM (#6901108)
I am dissapointed by most scifi because I have such high expectations for it. So I have started to look to other genres that offer better quality on average.