tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post6817551695499792861..comments2023-09-25T11:03:36.729+01:00Comments on Rose Quartz Reads: Does Good Sci-Fi Need to be Realistic? (and is it really different from fantasy?)Helia (Rose Quartz Reads)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00829298596495957165noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-8944060479192739152017-03-29T16:28:06.561+01:002017-03-29T16:28:06.561+01:00Thanks! Genre overlaps can definitely be fun. I...Thanks! Genre overlaps can definitely be fun. I've actually never read any of these 3 books, but perhaps I need to! I love books that aren't exactly what you'd expect or normally read. Helia (Rose Quartz Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00829298596495957165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-67648439899379661762017-03-29T16:24:06.173+01:002017-03-29T16:24:06.173+01:00I definitely know what you mean. I think the conce...I definitely know what you mean. I think the concepts in books of all genres need to make sense for them to work, and I usually appreciate that Sci-Fis can't be all that realistic (although countering my own argument: the TV show Person of Interest is a sci-fi and it is wholly realistic). But I'm with you - my scientific understanding is so limited that half the nerd talk in sci-fi movies goes totally over my head.Helia (Rose Quartz Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00829298596495957165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-50714886340229575602017-03-28T10:47:26.708+01:002017-03-28T10:47:26.708+01:00Love this post! They often indeed overlap, which c...Love this post! They often indeed overlap, which can be fun -but sometimes you just want one. I've really enjoyed Gravity by Tess Gerritsen (a virus breaks out in the ISS), The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi (water is the most powerful currency) and The Martian!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14750785698037768337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-67354050368082958842017-03-23T07:54:10.606+00:002017-03-23T07:54:10.606+00:00The boundaries are definitely blurred often. But I...The boundaries are definitely blurred often. But I actually wrote a similar post once, and I'm kind of the opposite of you! I like to have an explanation for the sci-fi stuff that makes some sort of sense, I'll be annoyed if something is just completely nonsensical, but I don't usually worry about feasibility. I'm more about the story and seeing how characters react to things. I don't usually know enough about science to know if something is feasible anyway lol.Kit @ Metaphors and Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113986982046115579noreply@blogger.com