Foundation

This was an interesting run through the beginnings on contemporary sci-fi. Not to mention the experience of being a spectator to Asimov's thought experiment on the evolution of society and powers of state - especially considering he was 21 years old when he wrote it. My only real criticism is for the writing style. It might have been better used as a narrative for a screenplay considering it was mostly dialogue, and the text in between conversational bits simply set the scene rather than providing any real context for the plot.

Overall, it was a good read. I can certainly see why it pops up on sci-fi reading lists as a sort of “godfather” text.