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berni396's review
funny
informative
inspiring
relaxing
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
jessthanthree's review
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Body horror
neven's review against another edition
4.0
The writing here isn't spectacular, but the illustrations are great. A great pile of imagination fuel for kids and adult character designers alike.
yoyology's review
5.0
Actually read this many years ago, but I was just telling one of our interns about it. A towering achievement in geekery.
neven's review
4.0
The writing here isn't spectacular, but the illustrations are great. A great pile of imagination fuel for kids and adult character designers alike.
sailsgoboom's review
4.0
If I had come across this book as a kid, I would have spent hours pouring over the pages -- imagining my own stories for each of the aliens pictured, inspired to create my own worlds and creatures in encyclopedic form. Evokes a particular nostalgia, unfounded in that I've only read a handful of the source texts. I especially loved the sketchbook drawings at the end.
alexanderp's review
3.0
Interesting to see Summers' take on established creatures in SF, especially when I have my own images of them, but overall a fun work to look at.
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