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From: Titus G <noone@nowhere.com>
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Subject: Re: Highlights and Lowlights - August 2024
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2024 15:25:40 +1200
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On 7/09/24 09:29, Tony Nance wrote:
> On 9/5/24 11:25 PM, Titus G wrote:
>> On 5/09/24 10:35, Tony Nance wrote:
>>> Now Reading:
>>> Long work - The Stainless Steel Rat - Harrison
>>
>> January 2014.
>> The Stainless Steel Rat    Harry Harrison        e 3
>> Futuristic super criminal. A bit over the top. Enjoyable pot boiler.
>> March 2014
>> The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge Harry Harrison Not Finished.
>> A bit over the top. Too similar to its predecessor.
>>
>> When I first read these last century from the library, I just loved
>> them. Are they a first reading for you?
>>
>>
> 
> They are, and I am greatly enjoying this one.
> 
> When I started reading this newsgroup in the mid-1990s, it didn't take
> long for me to realize I had a pretty non-standard introduction to SF -
> at least non-standard compared to almost everyone on the group at the
> time. As two examples (of many), I've never read a Heinlein juvie, nor a
> Norton, and when I tried to catch up in my 30s, they simply did not work
> for me. At all.
> 
> But over the many years, I have circled back to read a lot of the works
> I missed, and the Harrison just popped up the other night.
> 
> Fun stuff so far,
> Tony

There are many Harry Harrison books available for free at Project
Gutenberg. I can't remember the details now but my favourites included
The Ethical Engineer and Toyshop. The engineer was also a crook but may
have been more serious than the rat.
Just looked up Gutenberg. 14 books. Most popular is The stainless steel
rat.