In Joy Still Felt: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov 1954-1978 [Hardcover]

Isaac Asimov (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 828 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition (April 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385155441
• ISBN-13: 978-0385155441
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #548,306 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Asimov makes the mundane interesting., January 27, 1999

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Susan Gerbic-Forsyth (Salinas, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Joy Still Felt: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov 1954-1978 (Hardcover)

This is the second volume of Asimov's interesting life, a bit scary when seeing the thickness of the volume, but well worth it to really inderstand this man. His writing style is orderly and and paragraphs small, you keep reading just one more quick page until you find a chapter has passed.

I did find it frustrating that he didn't include much insight into his family's personalites. He really valued their privacy, but it left me with a feeling of uncompleteness. It reads like diary entries that he knows someone will be reading. No gossip, just the facts.

Isaac does give you a lot of insight into his personality, and by reading "between the lines" you see the real Asimov. He truly was a wonderful entertaining writer as he made the most commonplace activities, good reading.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb follow-up to "In Memory Yet Green", March 31, 1998

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David Carter ([e-mail] (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Joy Still Felt: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov 1954-1978 (Hardcover)

This companion volume to "In Memory Yet Green" is a must for anyone that truly appreciates the works of Isaac Asimov. If you can find it, read it. I humbly suggest that the publishers are crazy for letting it go out of print. While the contemporary autobiography (I.Asimov: A Memoir) is fine and provides details beyond 1978, the original two volumes allow you to know the man, his aspirations and accomplishments much more thoroughly. (See review for "In Memory Yet Green - the Autobiography of Isaac Asimov - 1920-1954")

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In Memory Yet Green, August 1, 2010

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Louie - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Joy Still Felt: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov 1954-1978 (Hardcover)

This was a wonderful book and a great insight into a man whose passion for the positiveness of the human race was, I felt, equal to none. There are moments when Asimov turns a brief, yet discerning eye to himself and admits his flaws such as his failed marriage which he acknowledges he had part in its dissolution. He only briefly touches on the lives of his children preferring to keep those portions of his life, and theirs, private. I did not mind these exclusions at all because Asimov makes up for it with a wide range of details in his life from his many speeches, his travels and his interactions with fellow writers, celebrities and other noted figures. He may not be a Shakespeare and some of his non-fiction works may not hold out the test of time but this was an amazing and insightful man whose positiveness about the human race and its limited potential has certainly earned him a place in history.