Julie’s Reviews > The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 > Status Update

Mars is Heaven by Bradbury. Pretty good. A crew from earth lands on Mars and finds that it looks like a quaint town in Ohio. A solid 3.5 stars

Scanners Live in Vain. Long but kept my attention. Really cool. 5 stars

First Contact by Leinster. A cool concept but very repetitious. The ending (last sentence) was juvenile. 2.5 stars

Arena by Fredric Brown. Finally one I really liked! Very engaging, action packed, and thought provoking. 5 stars

Huddling place by Simak
This one was moody. And sad. I liked it.
3.5 stars

Mimsy were the borograves by Padgett. This one was mildly interesting. I think it had potential, but I lost interest along the way. 2.5 stars

The Weapon Shop by van Vogt. 2 stars.
I thought it had potential, but it was another disappointment. Too long for what it was.

Nightfall by Asimov. Interesting premise but kinda thin. Didn’t care about any of the characters. More psychological than sci-fi. 2.5 stars

Microcosmic God by Sturgeon. Super smart loner lives on his own island and breeds a new, tiny species of extremely intelligent creature. He employs them to solve complex scientific challenges. His evil banker back on the mainland wants to take over one of his inventions to make money. 4 stars.

The Roads Must Roll by Heinlein. Long. Mildly interesting. The roads are giant, high speed conveyor belts. A group of road engineers wants to take control of the roads from the government.