Foundation Trilogy

I am nearly finished with Asimov's Foundation Trilogy. I was well into it before I began looking at Amazon's reviews. Yes, we all know it is an award-winning science fiction classic, but is it worth reading? Can it still be appreciated either as an ancestor to current works or stand on its own?

Amazon (any yahoo that chooses to log on) has lots of naysayers (as an aside, one deranged soul claimed that Sgt Peppers was antiquated pap compared to Michael Jackson's genius. Another claimed that Wee Sing Silly Songs was Christian propaganda that should never be allowed near impressionable, yet free-thinking children)

Anyway I take these reviews with a grain of salt. And while the trilogy has its flaws it is a remarkable and enjoyable product of its time. I am not enough of a fan of science fiction to appreciate its place in the galaxy but as a good yarn, it was time well spent. I am not sure how soon I will reread it, though.

In the meantime, I have gotten sucked into two Dresden Files books, and the first of the Outlander series. Guilty pleasures. I do love a good storyteller!