tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post7566967301405362949..comments2024-03-28T16:20:18.628-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Arthur C. Clarke Is Dead at 90Sam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-27489074552219049002008-03-22T20:05:00.000-05:002008-03-22T20:05:00.000-05:00Cip, it's really tough to see the great ones go bu...Cip, it's really tough to see the great ones go but they, in one sense, are the lucky ones. They will leave behind such a great legacy that their names will live forever.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-85554630480370657722008-03-22T20:04:00.001-05:002008-03-22T20:04:00.001-05:00Jill, they were my personal "big three" of that ge...Jill, they were my personal "big three" of that genre and they always will be.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-34049187147882732142008-03-22T20:04:00.000-05:002008-03-22T20:04:00.000-05:00He surely will be missed, Heather. I hate to say ...He surely will be missed, Heather. I hate to say how long it's been since I've read something of his but he was definitely an influence on my love of reading, something I will always remember the man for.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-61603501893630791352008-03-21T00:26:00.000-05:002008-03-21T00:26:00.000-05:00This is sad... I did not know of it till now.I alw...This is sad... I did not know of it till now.<BR/>I always find it sad when authors pass on, I really do.<BR/>I do not at all look forward to the day when I hear of my current favorite author [Jose Saramago].... well, no I don't even want to say it. Mr. Saramago is about 85 years old or thereabouts. And I want him to live until at least 150.<BR/>I really liked Clarke's [1953] book, <I>Childhood'sCiprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-23597544167432136572008-03-19T20:07:00.000-05:002008-03-19T20:07:00.000-05:00I quite agree with the triumvirate you specified -...I quite agree with the triumvirate you specified - Clark, Asimov, and Heinlein. I like specific works from each of the three.Jill ONeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348126772146456322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-69717952404437300162008-03-19T09:43:00.000-05:002008-03-19T09:43:00.000-05:00Such a sad thing; he'll definitely be missed!Such a sad thing; he'll definitely be missed!heather (errantdreams)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08867100188239630970noreply@blogger.com