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acornett99's review against another edition
3.5
Mixed bag, overall worth a read. A few standouts will stick with me for a while
Standouts:
Universe
Vintage Season
And Then There were None
Baby Is Three
With Folded Hands 🙌
Standouts:
Universe
Vintage Season
And Then There were None
Baby Is Three
With Folded Hands 🙌
jordandeanbaker's review against another edition
4.0
Eleven of the best science fiction novellas in one volume. I enjoyed 9 of them, and the other three were just alright. Lots of good stuff here. At over 500 pages though, I think I’ll read something lighter before jumping into the next volume.
pine_wulf's review against another edition
4.0
Not rereading Time Machine or Baby is Three, the latter of which is fantastic.
I kept this book at work for awhile and only read when I had some time. I only read four stories during that time, and then life changed and this got set on the shelf for a few years because I kept getting distracted by everything else. Those four are: Call Me Joe and Who Goes There? which I really liked, The Marching Morons which I liked and was funny, and The Ballad of Lost C'Mell which I wasn't as impressed by.
More recently:
Nerves - This was OK. Nothing really stuck out to me about it.
Universe - This was really interesting and I liked the idea of how society might evolve if they forget they're living in a generational spaceship dealie.
Vintage Season - I didn't really care for this one until the end.
...And Then There Were None - Very amusing!
With Folded Hands - Liked this one a lot.
I kept this book at work for awhile and only read when I had some time. I only read four stories during that time, and then life changed and this got set on the shelf for a few years because I kept getting distracted by everything else. Those four are: Call Me Joe and Who Goes There? which I really liked, The Marching Morons which I liked and was funny, and The Ballad of Lost C'Mell which I wasn't as impressed by.
More recently:
Nerves - This was OK. Nothing really stuck out to me about it.
Universe - This was really interesting and I liked the idea of how society might evolve if they forget they're living in a generational spaceship dealie.
Vintage Season - I didn't really care for this one until the end.
...And Then There Were None - Very amusing!
With Folded Hands - Liked this one a lot.
rogeryoung117's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
4.0
davidpaige's review against another edition
4.0
This is a great book of science fiction writing. All of the stories are very good.
nicholasbobbitt1997's review
3.0
Although the idea of this collection is a solid one, I don't particularly enjoy many of the stories. The real saving grace of the book is its inclusion of "The Time Machine", which is my favorite of the 11 novellas.
Call Me Joe - Poul Anderson - 2
Who Goes There? - John W. Campbell, Jr. - 2
Nerves - Lester del Rey - 3
Universe - Robert A. Heinlein - 3
The Marching Morons - C. M. Kornbluth - 4
Vintage Season - Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore - 2
… And Then There Were None - Eric Frank Russell - 3
The Ballad of Lost C'Mell - Cordwainer Smith - 2
Baby is Three - Theodore Sturgeon - 4
The Time Machine - H. G. Wells - 5
With Folded Hands - Jack Williamson - 3
Call Me Joe - Poul Anderson - 2
Who Goes There? - John W. Campbell, Jr. - 2
Nerves - Lester del Rey - 3
Universe - Robert A. Heinlein - 3
The Marching Morons - C. M. Kornbluth - 4
Vintage Season - Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore - 2
… And Then There Were None - Eric Frank Russell - 3
The Ballad of Lost C'Mell - Cordwainer Smith - 2
Baby is Three - Theodore Sturgeon - 4
The Time Machine - H. G. Wells - 5
With Folded Hands - Jack Williamson - 3
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