Is Science Fiction really a genre?

[DaveC426913]

@DaveC426913:

I apologize for misunderstanding the intended meaning of the quote I included with my post #33.

Regards,
Buzz

Oh. My attempt at sarcasm was too subtle. Sorry.
Hail Mary is incontrovertibly science fiction, cover to cover.

 

[Hornbein]

Oh. My attempt at sarcasm was too subtle. Sorry.
Hail Mary is incontrovertibly science fiction, cover to cover.

I like the plot. All too often in Western fiction the plot is a senseless excuse for explosions, fistfights, and car chases. Evidently the audience careth not. I prefer the Japanese approach, where a preposterous premise is worked out so that all of the characters actions are motivated solidly. Of course that's what they would do in such a situation. My favorite is an anime in which a demigoddess of death falls in love with the hero. Imagine the challenge in rendering this plausible. Her image is used in recruitment posters for the Self Defense Force.