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[–] nomenimion ago 

I like Heinlein, but his work is usually too chatty for my taste. Of the three, I would probably pick Clarke.

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[–] Atarian 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Heinlein is god.

Starship troopers really opened my eyes to a lot of issues I'd never thought about until reading it.

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[–] stretched_girl 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I read a lot of his books after a reddit post. He is very much about personal freedom, duty, responsibility, and independence from repressive governments.

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[–] lefthandofjhereg ago 

I grew up on Asimov, so I'm gonna have to go with him. Then Heinlein, then Clarke.

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[–] Calann 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I think both Asimov and Clarke we fantastic on plot, imagination and scientific knowledge. . I also think both were a bit weak on character development. Heinlein was more diverse in his subject matter. A bit better with characters, a bit weaker on scientific knowledge.

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[–] HorzaDeservedBetter 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

By Heinlein I've only read Stranger in a strange land I really liked it, couldn't put it down. Though, I can't say why now, but I remember that I didn't really like the way the author portrayed women and religion.

I never read anything by Clarke. I've read a lot of old Sci-Fi books (i.e. ~1940) but my idea of his style is that it's old and dry. I probably should try one for once.

Asimov is one of my favourite authors. I've read pretty much everything he's written, I love his universe. One criticism I could make is the fact that his writing can be a bit simplistic ("X enters, X does that, Y reacts, Y says this, ...").

To Asimov I still prefer Van Vogt or Zelazny.

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[–] Nwabudike_Morgan 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

Asimov>Heinlein>Clarke

They've all written some really interesting stuff, but Asimov is the man. He writes simply and clearly and conveys interesting stories and ideas without a lot of the extraneous stuff you find in many books. His non-fiction is also quite interesting. I recommend Asimov's Guide to the Bible, the only way it's tolerable to read.

Heinlein comes second just for The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I almost put it down the first time I read it due to the way it is written, but suddenly I realized I just understood the dialect and it was worth every page.

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[–] elgindelta 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

i am just into the first chapters of the foundation, and asimov is pretty good so far

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[–] im_the_dude_man 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

How easy of a read is it? I was thinking of picking that up for some reading during plane rides.

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[–] nomenimion ago 

It's not a hard read.

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[–] elgindelta ago 

short chapters for sure

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[–] Nwabudike_Morgan 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Asimov is always an easy read.