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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
mizu6079's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Complicated
- Loveable characters? Complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated
4.0
becthree's review against another edition
3.75
For such a specific subgenre (microgenre?), there's quite a bit of variety here. Material from classic authors such as Roald Dahl, Arthur Conan Doyle, and, pleasantly surprising enough, Ambrose Bierce; masters of science fiction and horror like Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Dan Simmons, an offering from editor Stephen King, and even a poem from James Dickey, author of Deliverance. Though none were outright scary to me, these stories will stick with readers to varying degrees. Joe Hill's story, "You Are Released", was the most persistent in my mind as it was timely at publication and has become timely again through current events, and honestly probably will be to some degree for quite a while. Bottom line, this is a solid collection, and I can't say it made me any more apprehensive about flying than that baseline unease I usually have. Definitely no window seats for me though.
bookdrgn99's review against another edition
3.0
Not quite what I expected and a definite mixed bag. Some stories barely had anything to do with flying.
isteef's review against another edition
3.0
Most stories were nice, some great and a few didn’t stick.
kimberly_c86's review against another edition
Excellent collection with fun intros by SK
bubblegirljulz's review against another edition
3.0
This was relatively entertaining and there are some classic stories on here, including the terror at 20,000 feet story. There's something on the wing!
Some other stories didn't grab my attention or I had a hard time enjoying them.
You Are Released by Joe Hill was my favorite of the whole collection. It was enthralling, incredibly well-written, and haunting at the same time. Reading about these passengers as the world war 3 is basically developing right outside the windows. I could have read more even though it gave me such a sense of dread. That one and the last story of the woman falling from the plane were the best stories out of the whole collection.
Some other stories didn't grab my attention or I had a hard time enjoying them.
You Are Released by Joe Hill was my favorite of the whole collection. It was enthralling, incredibly well-written, and haunting at the same time. Reading about these passengers as the world war 3 is basically developing right outside the windows. I could have read more even though it gave me such a sense of dread. That one and the last story of the woman falling from the plane were the best stories out of the whole collection.
writeguy's review against another edition
1.0
I was so excited when I found this book on the remainder shelves for $7. Sadly, that was the only excitement to be had with this one. None of the short stories here are remotely scary and most couldn't even be classified as horror.
There are a few interesting historical pieces, like Conan Doyle's entry that imagines flying above 40,000 feet at a time when humans had just taken flight, but none make it worth purchasing this whole collection.
The star of the show is Joe Hill's story, but it is a fairly straightforward end-of-days tale and not horror. King's contribution is a barely there tale that feels like a weak Twilight Zone episode. Yes, the writing in both works is great, but neither will keep you up at night.
There are a few interesting historical pieces, like Conan Doyle's entry that imagines flying above 40,000 feet at a time when humans had just taken flight, but none make it worth purchasing this whole collection.
The star of the show is Joe Hill's story, but it is a fairly straightforward end-of-days tale and not horror. King's contribution is a barely there tale that feels like a weak Twilight Zone episode. Yes, the writing in both works is great, but neither will keep you up at night.