Talk:Rachel Hears a Voice
Fiction Wikia, the place where you can write fiction.
This thing for instance, is awesome. Too short, but awesome. But here's the important question: Making it longer would make it better? --Nonimportant 22:16, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Absolutely. Ever heard of description? Or elaboration? Or suspense? Or character development? Or climax? Or dramatic irony?
At least you've heard of "F for Effort?"????
23:09, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
Not at all,this is a wonderful little postcard story.Isaac Asimov once wrote a story that was less than 250words about a asteroid that was painted black.Anyways,this left me laughing.Praps we should make a page for these kinds of stories?User:Serprex 23:13, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- "Isaac Asimov once wrote a story that was less than 250words about a asteroid that was painted black."
- So? Are you trying to say that because he did that, that it's perfectly fine and good quality literature? Because that isn't a valid conclusion. Not all works made by a well-known author are good or even legitimately proper literature. 23:24, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
Wonderful little postcard story? Never heard of such a thing. 23:24, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
ABOUT NOTHING
All of Earth waited for the small black hole to bring it to its end. It had been discovered by Professor Jerome Hieronymus at the Lunar telescope in 2125 and it was clearly going to make an approach close enough for total tidal destruction.
All of Earth made its wills and wept on each other's shoulders, saying, "Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye." Husbands said good-bye to their wives, brothers said good-bye to their sisters, parents said good-bye to their children, owners said good-bye to their pets, and lovers whispered good-bye to each other.
But as the black hole approached, Hieronymus noted there was no gravitational effect. He studied it more closely and announced, with a chuckle, that it was not a black hole after all.
"It's nothing," he said. "Just an ordinary asteroid someone has painted black." He was killed by an infuriated mob, but not for that. He was killed only after he publicly announced that he would write a great and moving play about the whole episode. He said, "I shall call it "Much Adieu About Nothing."
All humanity applauded his death.
That's possibly the greatest story Asimov ever wrote, if not the greatest very short story of all times, future and past. Wish I read of it before, but at least now I did, and I can die happy. --Nonimportant 14:33, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
Really? It's...
- Not emotional
- Not scientifically realistic
- Not written believably
- Not funny for a work of humor
- Not well-thought-out
- Not attention-grabbing
- Not developed
If that's the greatest story he's written I won't read his other works. 14:52, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
Not funny!? Either your sense of humour is broken or mine is over-sensitive. Of course it's not emotional/believable/scientifical-y/developed, that's because it's supposed to be a funny very short short story. But it's thought out enough (did you notice the punchline? You have to think about those kinds of things), and attention grabbing enough with the "Oh no, doomsday is near" beginning. You're just trying to find a reason not to like it. --Nonimportant 15:32, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
True. And yeah, I noticed the punchline. Joke, maybe, but no short story. 16:34, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
It also has subtle things, like husbands and wives not being lovers. And I also finished reading his final book recently, Forward the Foundation. I think he knew it would be his lastUser:Serprex 22:17, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
"All of Earth made its wills" -- wow, Asimov must be incredibly stupid. 22:37, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
Or perhaps the majority of people are, and would thus fulfill such oddititiesUser:Serprex 21:29, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
Asimov is the greatest author of all time! You can't judge him by his shortest story, which is about humor (he was not very good at that, in my opinion). His best work is The End of Eternity, a novel. And his best short story is The Last Question.
Plus, if Asimov was stupid, we are retarded. He wrote more than 500 works in all the categories of a library, except 101 (philosophy). He was an expert in science, literature, science fiction, the Bible, history, among others.
David 01:58, 7 November 2008 (UTC)