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Slowly, a squeeze of cold reptile blood toothpastes down the wrinkled flank of one cheek.
- Brian W. Aldiss, “Poor Little Warrior!”
It’s frustrating that Aldiss is the editor of this, because I’m discovering that I don’t share his taste in SF stories any more than I enjoy his own turgid writing. This 8-page story is EXCRUCIATING.
— Jun 18, 2020 07:23PM
- Brian W. Aldiss, “Poor Little Warrior!”
It’s frustrating that Aldiss is the editor of this, because I’m discovering that I don’t share his taste in SF stories any more than I enjoy his own turgid writing. This 8-page story is EXCRUCIATING.
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Aerin
is on page 199 of 272
The Philip K Dick story, “Recall Mechanism,” redeems this collection a bit. It’s fantastic.
— Jun 18, 2020 10:01PM
Aerin
is on page 103 of 272
The third story, Asimov’s “Bridle and Saddle,” is a longish chunk of the first Foundation novel. No matter how many times I read it, Foundation remains a MIND-NUMBINGLY boring, obsolete, and deeply flawed book. In his introduction, Aldiss laments that the trilogy isn’t as popular nowadays, but that’s just because we have so many better options now.
— Jun 17, 2020 10:35PM
Aerin
is on page 39 of 272
No strong opinion on the first story, "Micromégas" by Voltaire, but the second, H.G. Wells's "The Star," was a really welcome reread.
— Jun 17, 2020 11:53AM
