[bryanrasmussen]

It really sort of depends what you read for, if it is characterization or language for example, Foundation is not very good (except for one exception) - it is recognizably of its time (the 50s) in many sorts of laughable ways. You might also dislike it because of its view on gender roles.

What it has is some fun ideas, and one really interesting character who informs lots of similar characters that came after him in the writing of other authors.

[bryanrasmussen]

I should apologize for the dismal grammar, just had a couple near sleepless nights so I wasn't at my peak. I meant that there was one exception to the observation that characterization in Foundation was not very good.