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Originally Posted by Theodoric
The Foundation trilogy (not the later stuff) is something that you should read when you are young and new to SF. Don't forget that they were written in the first half of the 40s. I'd agree with you that they're not exactly one of the gems of English literature, but in their time they were some of the best SF available.
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Yes, there's a definitely distinction between the first three books and Foundation's Edge which was written 20 years after Asimov painted himself into a corner and couldn't find a way out...!
They do rather show their age (and the fact that they were written as installments because at the start of each half of the books someone finds an excuse to explain Psycho History!) but they are worth a look, it's just that, in hindsight, the flaws are also visible.