(blocked) asks:
> Could you please elaborate a little for me?
> Since I want to read a little more science fiction, could you
> reccommend something of Harlan's that you think I might enjoy?

Just about ANY of Harlan's books are worth reading, though
Strange Wine and Shatterday (available at most SF stores) are personal
favorites, and his latest Edgeworks volume just came out.

Sci-Fi vs. SF...the former is flash-n-dazzle, monsters eating
people, ID4, lots of action and not much thought. SF is Blade Runner,
the first Alien movie, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Seconds, Charley,
others. Science Fiction means it examines the impact of technology on
people, or in some way extrapolates to the future in new and
interesting or innovative ways.

jms

(blocked) asks:
> How do you rate Star Wars in this?
> Or the 6 million dollar man?

Star Wars: space fantasy. 6 Million Dollar Man: began as
something close to SF, collapsed shortly thereafter into just plain
awfulness. The idea of advanced prosthetics incorporated into a living
human is an interesting idea...but frittered away here.

jms