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lyleblosser's review
3.0
As advertised: a decent collection of very short stories, with a science fiction or science fantasy slant, some quite humorous.
maunciple's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
digitalmozart's review against another edition
2.0
This one was a super slog. I loved the companion book "100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories", but for some reason this one was insanely difficult to get through. It may be because I'm not a huge sci-fi fan, especially 60/70s era sci-fi, but man, even though these stories are super short, normally only last 3-5 pages, I felt my eyes glazing for most of this book. Some of the twists were fun, but for the most part it was a rough read.
vinayak's review against another edition
5.0
An interesting book. The collection of really short science fiction stories. Some stories are brilliant, others are quite predictable. Overall, a very nice book. Loved it.
munchin's review against another edition
3.0
Some of these extremely short stories were quite good, some were hilarious but overall, I found the collection to be disorientating and disappointing. There's something very frustrating about reading a sci-fi short story that lasts 3 pages and then starting another one that lasts 3 pages and on and on. As soon as you get your bearings in the story, it's over. In addition, a lot of the stories seemed just to be built around one punchline. Kind of a waste of time. Toward the end, I just skipped the ones that didn't have a good opening paragraph.
buildhergender's review
5.0
These are very short stories, some of them are less than a page long, but they are good.
joelshults's review
4.0
This book was good, but not as good as I had hoped. Most of the stories were *too* short. There wasn't enough time to get invested in any story. There are some really good ones in here, but there are also some that are no more than a set-up and a punchline to a joke. There's nothing wrong with that, I just wish some of the stories had more time to explore their premises. Although, since the book is a collection of "Short Short Stories," if I am disappointed by the length of the stories, that's on me.
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