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jonmhansen's review against another edition
3.0
It's a good collection, but it's riddled with weird formatting issues and typos that would be fixed with line editing.
boum's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Not one story as previous books in the series. Just a bunch of saynètes with one or two deuces in the spotlight. Those do take place at different points in time from the sixties to “current” wild card times which might be start of the nineties.
Pleasant read, but not much reach in the big picture of that universe. Feels like cast off chapters from previous books because not up to par.
Pleasant read, but not much reach in the big picture of that universe. Feels like cast off chapters from previous books because not up to par.
citizen6174's review against another edition
3.0
So, with the Wild Cards books being so expansive, it’s not uncommon for me to sometimes come across books in the series that i just don’t like. Sometimes it’s because of the cast, sometimes it’s the plot, it can be overstuffed at times and some of the novels are too long. This book did not feel like a Wild Cards book at all and I’ve never experienced that before. Even with a few returning characters such as Demise and Finn ; couldnt save these short stories and no they were not mosaic which felt really odd.
bent's review
3.0
Although I liked this book, it wasn't as good as other Wild Cards I've read. "Father Henry's Little Miracle" was probably the best story, and best encompassed the Wild Cards feel. The other stories felt like stand-alone stories with quirks, rather than part of the series. "Four Days in October," about the Brooklyn Dodgers, was boring and only for those fans who still pine for the team. The final story, "With a Flourish and a Flare," was also a little boring.
The rest of the stories were fine, but none reach the heights of the other Wild Cards books that I've read (the first five), which have almost uniformly been excellent (Aces Abroad not quite as strong as the others). I had high expectations, partly because of my past experience with the series and partly because I thought stories about the deuces would be interesting, but this book unfortunately came up short.
The rest of the stories were fine, but none reach the heights of the other Wild Cards books that I've read (the first five), which have almost uniformly been excellent (Aces Abroad not quite as strong as the others). I had high expectations, partly because of my past experience with the series and partly because I thought stories about the deuces would be interesting, but this book unfortunately came up short.
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