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A review by angielisle
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, 25 by L. Ron Hubbard, K.D. Wentworth, Matthew S. Rotundo, Fiona Lehn
3.0
I adore short story anthologies, especially when multiple authors are involved, but I avoided this series for a long time because L Ron Hubbard's religious cult scares me. Then, I received two volumes (29 and 30) in exchange for reviews and now I'm reading the series backwards. I described the Volume 26 as my least favorite volume (to date) but it's now tied with this one.
What I like about this book/series is the exposure to authors that I haven't read before but this book, like Vol. 26, is dull. Many of these short stories revolve around the same themes so the stories began to feel repetitive as I read on and, maybe because I'm reading this volume years after its publication date, none of the ideas felt new. I needed several weeks to get through this volume because I kept putting the book aside in favor of other books. I will pick up Volume 24 - I am eager to read some of the older volumes, to see the earlier works of authors I may already be familiar with - but it will be at my leisure.
What I like about this book/series is the exposure to authors that I haven't read before but this book, like Vol. 26, is dull. Many of these short stories revolve around the same themes so the stories began to feel repetitive as I read on and, maybe because I'm reading this volume years after its publication date, none of the ideas felt new. I needed several weeks to get through this volume because I kept putting the book aside in favor of other books. I will pick up Volume 24 - I am eager to read some of the older volumes, to see the earlier works of authors I may already be familiar with - but it will be at my leisure.