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Astounding Stories: May 1931
Ray Cummings, Douglas M. Dold, Arthur Leo Zagat, Charles W. Diffin, Hal K. Wells, S.P. Meek, Nat Schachner
2.0 AVERAGE
1 review for:
Astounding Stories: May 1931
Ray Cummings, Douglas M. Dold, Arthur Leo Zagat, Charles W. Diffin, Hal K. Wells, S.P. Meek, Nat Schachner
2.0 AVERAGE
I was utterly charmed to read of the far future in 1973 and 1992. "Dark Moon" and "When the Moon Turned Green" were both so cheesy that they crossed over from being terrible into being delightful. The later in particular was fantastic and I had a brilliant time reading it.
I would recommend skipping the second, third and fifth stories. "When Caverns Yawned" is part of the episodic series Doctor Bird and Operative Carnes, and while it can be read on its own, it doesn't hold up very well. "The Exile of Time" is part two of a four part novel. As for "The Death Cloud", it is just very Americentric and casually racist in a way quite particular to the time period. And despite having absolutely no female characters, it still manages to be faintly sexist.
Overall, I can say that reading this gave me a better understanding of both why science fiction had such a poor reputation to start and how it inspired so many brilliant young minds.
NOTE: Keeping a Drama Button handy (http://www.dramabutton.com/) while you read these will tremendously enhance your reading experience.
I would recommend skipping the second, third and fifth stories. "When Caverns Yawned" is part of the episodic series Doctor Bird and Operative Carnes, and while it can be read on its own, it doesn't hold up very well. "The Exile of Time" is part two of a four part novel. As for "The Death Cloud", it is just very Americentric and casually racist in a way quite particular to the time period. And despite having absolutely no female characters, it still manages to be faintly sexist.
Overall, I can say that reading this gave me a better understanding of both why science fiction had such a poor reputation to start and how it inspired so many brilliant young minds.
NOTE: Keeping a Drama Button handy (http://www.dramabutton.com/) while you read these will tremendously enhance your reading experience.