I think Orwell is as classic as I go.
I do read a lot if classic sci-fi.
( girlinthehole, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 20:57, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

H G Wells I hope.
Some of his short stories are brilliant. And I still have my school copies of the time machine and the war of the worlds.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 20:59, Reply)

you should have gone to the exhibition in london
it was WICKED cool
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 21:05, Reply)

Orwell exhibition?

( girlinthehole, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 21:18, Reply)

no
it was science fiction at the British Museum. Proper sci fi, none of this film nonsense. Chock full of things I'd read/wanted to read and bits about why it was important in those sub-genres (ie apocalyse, time travel, etc.)

Totally nerd-gasm
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 21:24, Reply)

Is it still on?
Google says no : (
( girlinthehole, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 21:25, Reply)

*googles*
YES! www.bl.uk/sciencefiction

I got mixed up with british library and museum
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 21:26, Reply)

Fantastic!!
Will try when I next visit.
( girlinthehole, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 21:29, Reply)

it goes right up to present-day, too
which is a change from normal things about sci fi. I read one for my thesis which was just some dude's rant about how it's just for losers and the only good sci fi is *insert a couple of examples he'd read*.

This was properly done by people who obviously love the genre without the snobbishness of traditional literary academia
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 21:34, Reply)

I'm back in London in a few weeks so will try to go then.
Depends if who I'm with has been already or not.
( girlinthehole, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 21:35, Reply)