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John is 49% done

Armed for You: Not sure what I thought to this one, I quite liked it but it didn’t make me laugh and I’m unsure about the key message. 3/5
The Unfortunate Problem of Grandmother’s Head: This one was super dark and rang very true for me! Didn’t make me laugh but I got super into it. 4/5
My Mother Loves…: I didn’t find it funny, but more than that I couldn’t work out where the humour was supposed to be. Fine. 2/5

— Oct 09, 2021 07:43AM

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John is 70% done

Confessions of an Intergalactic Art Fraud: The humour is getting less dark and more zany, and consequently I’m enjoying the latter parts of the anthology less. 2/5
Texts from My Mother About the Alien Invasion: This one did make me smile even though the framing device didn’t work brilliantly for me. 3/5
Support Your Local Alien: I enjoyed it as a straight story but I didn’t find it funny. 3/5

— Oct 18, 2021 12:24AM

John is 70% done

So You’ve Metamorphosed Into A Giant Insect. Now What?: I liked this one, made me smile if not outright laugh. 3/5

(Have retroactively decided the Resnick is probably a 2/5.)

— Oct 14, 2021 06:50AM

John is 69% done

Champions of Breakfast: I like syrup. 2/5
Keeping Ahead: It didn’t really make me laugh but it was pretty enjoyable. 3/5

— Oct 14, 2021 06:47AM

John is 57% done

The Worm That Turns: This one is a real pickle. I enjoyed the story but I didn’t find it at all funny: I liked it as a straight science fiction short. I’m not going to rate it because I can’t decide!

— Oct 11, 2021 12:54AM

John is 57% done

Department of Death Predictions: Made me chuckle, but very short and didn’t really have long enough to get going. 4/5

— Oct 11, 2021 12:51AM

John is 36% done

Board Meeting Minutes: short but made me chortle! 5/5

— Oct 06, 2021 01:52AM

John is 34% done

Bob’s No-Kill Monster Shelter: This one made me laugh! Good framing device and I appreciated the story. Felt that the end could have been very slightly punched up, but it’s a minor quibble. 5/5

— Oct 05, 2021 02:37AM

John is 26% done

Hello Hotel: Clever, and I enjoyed it, but I didn't laugh out loud. I still think it's a 4/5 though.

— Oct 04, 2021 03:39AM

John is 26% done

Project Disaster: More whimsical than funny, but I enjoyed it. 3/5

— Oct 03, 2021 11:32AM

John is 19% done

The Transformation of Prince Humphrey: Short and vaguely amusing. 3/5

— Oct 01, 2021 07:56AM