Is Foundation Worth it?

bump. Im in the same boat anon. Im currently reading the 2001 a space odyssey books right now. But im considering reading the foundation after.

It's pretty bad literature but still fascinating.

It's just upper-level SciFi. You could start with the Robot Detective stories because they are in the same universe but a bunch of millennia earlier though not technically part of Foundation. Also, the later Foundation books tend to be pretty bad.

Just read the original trilogy and yes it is worth it if you liked this kind of thing.
After the original trilogy instead of reading the rest of the series you should read The End of Eternity. Probably Asimov's most underrated.

>>7506553
I red all seven or so books in the actual foundation series a few years ago, plus caves of steel. I feel the original triology to be the best, with the first book a bit above the other two.

The rest of the books in that series came quite a bit after the initial trio, as Asimov wanted to bridge the robot series and the foundation so that they were all within the same universe. I didn't really feel they were worth the effort, but I guess it can be cool to read all of the books just for the sake of having done it.

No
Asimov is anti-literature

>>7506553
>>7506567
Both Foundation and 2001 series start well and peter out, first 3 Foundation are great, 2001 series I can't remember which book it started to lose it a bit for me, it was 15 years or so i read them. Thing is that doesn't mean you shouldn't read the latter books, read them and make your own decision, you might like them.

The first three are worth it. I highly enjoyed the first book the most. The series does start lacking as it drags on.

>>7506553
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixjsI15IS2Y

just under 8 hours, beautifully acted.

just read the first

I can't bring myself to continue reading the second one. It is almost entirely dialogue and the characters are boring. I'd rather read something that is actually worth your time for example Dune, the Culture books, or the Mars Trilogy.

>>7506553

First one is really good, I enjoyed it a lot. I made it...I don't remember, a little over halfway maybe? through the second. So read the first, at least.

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The first three are good, but the series peters out as Asimov dragged it on. Like Dune, read in publication order and drop everything the moment you stop liking it.

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