It is about time that I’ve gotten around to reading some Alfred Bester. I’ve known about him for a long time, probably when I first saw the character “Bester” on Babylon 5 and looked up that history. I’ve never gotten around to reading anything by Bester though. Last week I dug up some Bester stuff, and read “Adam and no Eve”, and then just today finished off “Computer Connection”. I got interested in Computer Connection because of this post over on Tor.com. Super Sad True Love Story sounds interesting, but that post reminded me that I haven’t read any Bester at all, and I should be able to find some older stuff somewhere for pretty cheap.

I do miss Half Price Books in Dallas, but just about every time I go back to the States I manage to find a nice used book store.

I enjoyed The Computer Connection, but the created language that Bester used to add flavor to his world seemed a bit dated to me, or perhaps just annoyed me. But still, it was a nice fun read, and went very quickly. The book itself didn’t feel dated, even though it really should just because of the gap between how quickly computers and electronics progressed since the book was written.

Next up I’m going to try Tiger, Tiger.