Escape Artists
Escape Pod => About Escape Pod => Topic started by: Ocicat on December 13, 2007, 10:15:42 PM
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In discussion of "Me and My Shadow", someone mentioned that they wished they had known before listening that the story was over 20 years old, as it would have given them a different perspective on things. I seconded the motion. To my surprise, some other folks disagreed.
So I thought I'd make a poll to see what people think, just to satisfy my curiosity. Steve is in no way obligated to obey the results. :)
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I feel like I should justify my vote:
I say yes because I do want to fix a time in my head when this was written.
I read "Stranger in a Strange Land" for the first time a couple of years ago. If I hadn't known how old it was, I would have tossed it after about 4 pages and missed out on what has become my personal favorite sci-fi novel. I knew what I was reading, and I was prepared for some dated ideas out society, Mars, and some rather dusty-sounding language.
I would hate to think that I'd critique a story as "dated, worn, derivative," and then have the story turn out to be 30 years old, when a given trope might still have been fresh or edgy.
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It doesn't really matter to me either way :) Although, usually when I hear the name of an author like Silverburg or Resnick, I expect it to be one of their older pieces. So I guess it's pretty similar to getting a date at the beginning.