Science Fiction

Personally, I'm up in the air as far as science fiction goes, I do like some science fiction but not when it gets to be incredibly unbelievable. I think that science fiction is a double-edged sword. The author is not bound by any conventional means that apply to other fiction writers, he or she can create any world and write in any frame of reference or time. The other side of the sword is that when a writer creates this alternate world, they must convince the reader of it and ground it to make it somewhat believable. I haven't finished Oryx & Crake yet, I didn't receive the book in the mail until Thursday, but I have enjoyed it thus far, and I also enjoyed the short story "All You Zombies". I feel like both of the authors do a good job of staying within the realm of understanding and do a good job of convincing the reader of what they are writing.

Also, I'm still on the hunt for Good Bye Lenin so if anyone comes across it in the movie store or anything, let me know, I'm gonna try the Easley library if I have time after work, we'll se how it goes.