Book Review: First Lensman

I think I first heard of E.E. "Doc" Smith's Lensman series as having been a likely inspiration to DC Comics, if not the source of a ripoff. Well, that sounded like a recommendation, and I felt up for a little retro sci-fi adventure. This volume comes second in both publication and story chronology but was written sixth, which may have helped iron things out. Looks like I did right to skip the first, at least for now, because it's a little too alien in focus.

( Cut for length )

Would I read another volume? Maybe. It can be pretty cool in an old-fashioned sort of way. I just don't know how much more I'd get out of it.


My next reading is one you probably didn't expect: Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. I chose it partly because it was easy to pack for vacation.