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The Robots of Dawn. I'm almost done with all things Asimov, and it's been a wonderful journey. Having done the entire Foundation arc first, it's really enjoyable going back and reading what really works out to be like ultra prequel material for the whole universe. Yes, Asimov is a little boomer in his execution, themes, motifs, and namely characters. White male dominant is frustrating, but the sci-fi is good, and eventually, some million words later, he modernizes somewhat.
I have read his Robot series and half of his Foundation series, should probably go back and finish that.
My shrink, a fellow sci-fi enthusiast, pointed out something interesting. The last book he wrote, which helped to tie his whole universe together, was basically autobiographical. Really changed my perspective on Hari.
Huh... that's interesting. Would keep that in mind when re-reading.
I've been collecting Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein etc for twenty years, but I have several on my bookcases that I haven't read. I should aim to crunch through them! Have you seen a suggested reading order?