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tiggum's review
I read the introduction and it was terrible. I read the first story and it was terrible. I read half the second story and gave up on it because it was terrible. I started the third story and put the book down because it was terrible. Dumb and unfunny.
breakerofthings's review
4.0
Anthologies are the tasting menus of the book world. You get to try out lots of different authors that are new to you - although on the downside that can mean that you end up adding a lot of new authors to your TBR pile.
As I'm not a big fan of Tom Holt (and from an editorial perspective it seems strange not to go for one of the big Australian authors for the foreword, although I guess the focus was to find a big name in absurdist fiction), this was the weakest part.
It is inevitable that some stories will appeal more than others: for me there are some that are truly standout and none that are actually bad - but you should take a look for yourself. You can always skip any that don't appeal.
As I'm not a big fan of Tom Holt (and from an editorial perspective it seems strange not to go for one of the big Australian authors for the foreword, although I guess the focus was to find a big name in absurdist fiction), this was the weakest part.
It is inevitable that some stories will appeal more than others: for me there are some that are truly standout and none that are actually bad - but you should take a look for yourself. You can always skip any that don't appeal.
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