Reviews

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 by Judith Merril, C.M. Kornbluth, Murray Leinster, Lewis Padgett, Anthony Boucher, Lester del Rey, Jerome Bixby, Cordwainer Smith, Theodore Sturgeon, Fredric Brown, Richard Matheson, James Blish, Fritz Leiber, Isaac Asimov, Daniel Keyes, Clifford D. Simak, Robert Silverberg, John W. Campbell Jr., A.E. van Vogt, Alfred Bester, Damon Knight, Arthur C. Clarke, Tom Godwin, Roger Zelazny, Robert A. Heinlein, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Ray Bradbury

andgineer's review against another edition

3.0

Ожидаемо читаемы только Азимов, Кларк, Брэдбери.
Да еще сюда попал Киз который вроде только этот рассказ и написал Flowers for Algernon

Все остальное беспомощная нудная графомания типа "мы приземлились на враждебную планету и достали бластеры".

jfkaess's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

nikita_barsukov's review against another edition

5.0

Good stories at the beginning, exceptional stories in the middle and at the end. Surprisingly diverse themes, even though plenty of stories are set in the clichéd setting on Mars or on a space station. Most of stories in the collection were new to me. The ones that I’ve read before (Nine billion names of god, First Contact, and especially Flowers for Algernon) are as powerful as the first time. Recommended, not just for fans, but for the new to genre too.

theamberjoy's review against another edition

5.0

This was in my Dad's huge book collection, which I often raided for new reading material. I loved these stories so much as a kid, and still do. Absolutely chock-full of classics

dejahentendu's review against another edition

4.0

this is a collection of short stories by some of the giants of early SciFi. There were a couple toward the end that were creepy as all get out, but I enjoyed the rest. It was a nice break from since of the serious stuff.

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bartsfrogprince's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

jordandeanbaker's review against another edition

5.0

Holy cow, this is an incredible collection. It’s really fun to see how the genre evolved over the decades, and I’m excited to read the next two volumes. The vast majority of the collected stories resonated with me, and I only found myself wanting to skip ahead on two or three of the 26 entries. At 560 pages it’s not a quick read, by any means, but it’s well worth a consideration for all fans of classic science fiction.

itkovian_books's review against another edition

4.0

Classic Sci-Fi doesn't care (for the most part) about creating interesting characters, so this was a struggle for me in some of the stories. However, the concepts proposed in these stories were all very interesting. Rather than summarize my feelings on each story, which would take too long, here is a list of some of my favorite stories from this anthology*:

1. Nightfall by Isaac Asimov
2. Mars is Heaven by Ray Bradbury
3. The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin
4. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Overall rating: 7/10

abrswf's review against another edition

3.0

Narration is superb for this extensive collection of science fiction stories from the 1940s and 1950s, but the stories themselves are very uneven in quality. There are standouts from Asimov, Bradbury and Arthur C Clarke, plus the masterpiece in heartbreak, Flowers for Algernon, but the majority were good, not great, and more than a few were tedious slogs. The racism, sexism, stress on Christianity, complete absence of LGBTQ characters and general assumption that only white American men count are to be expected, I suppose, but grate nonetheless. There’s also a surprising lack of imagination about the future as well — anachronisms like pencils, pads of paper, newspapers, microfiche and giant computers that are limited to numerical calculation abound. In short this is a long, long listen with just a few gems to be found on the way.

pamwinkler's review against another edition

4.0

I borrowed the audio book so I could listen to 'Mimsy were the Borograves", which I did. I didn't listen to the rest; would rather read them. The story was interesting, because parts of it would be legitimate psychology, and then they'd kinda whoof off into total bull, and then say something legitimate again. Weird experience