feathersmcgraw's review
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
Dangerous dimensions has got a cool but ultimately limiting theme to bind these shorts together. Most of the stories involve someone getting lost in an extra spacial dimension to the point of becoming repetitive.
Special shout out to 'The Hounds of Tindalos', which has both an incredible premise and a character writing 'aaaaarrrghhh-' into a note. Different time, I guess.
Special shout out to 'The Hounds of Tindalos', which has both an incredible premise and a character writing 'aaaaarrrghhh-' into a note. Different time, I guess.
megwesley's review
I'm just not digging old fashioned science fiction at the moment.
jetpackdracula's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
lola_milk's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This was a fun collection of stories. Pretty much all of these stories were about imagining a 4th spatial dimensions. I was a bit disappointed there weren't more stories that wasn't more horror about math itself, but that's my personal bias. The Heinlein story "And he built a crooked house" was the standout, due to its clear description of a 4 dimensional object, and the unsettling feeling it gave me.
fmaycruc's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
softrosemint's review
3.5
i am not quite sure i liked this that much but i did enjoy that the theme was certainly stronger and more evident across the short stories.
that being said, some were absolute standouts. 'the hall bedroom', 'victim of higher space' 'the pickestaffe case', 'the hounds of tindalos' (my absolute favourite from the collection, *chef's kiss*), 'the trap' and '-and he built a crooked house-'. 'the library of babel' was also intriguing and deserves a mention even if only for its originality.
all around a strong selection of short stories, though some of the overlaps in themes made some of them feel a bit repetitive.
that being said, some were absolute standouts. 'the hall bedroom', 'victim of higher space' 'the pickestaffe case', 'the hounds of tindalos' (my absolute favourite from the collection, *chef's kiss*), 'the trap' and '-and he built a crooked house-'. 'the library of babel' was also intriguing and deserves a mention even if only for its originality.
all around a strong selection of short stories, though some of the overlaps in themes made some of them feel a bit repetitive.
cjdavey's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
dreamingdust's review
4.0
A very enjoyable collection of wierd fiction and sci-fi centered around concepts of mathematical oddness. Arranged chronologically from H.G. Wells' The Plattner Story (1896) to Miriam Allen deFord's Slips Take Over (1964), the collection shows the development of scientifically-inspired fiction over the first half of the 20th century as writers found new and fertile soil in the concepts of dimensions beyond the base 3.
Choice Morsels: Jorge Luis Borges' The Library of Babel for its fascinating concept and examination of belief, Frank Bellnap Long's The Hounds of Tindalos for its vivid descriptions and unsettling alien entities, and Nat Schacher's The Living Equation for being a charming piece of dark comedy in a book full of chills.
Choice Morsels: Jorge Luis Borges' The Library of Babel for its fascinating concept and examination of belief, Frank Bellnap Long's The Hounds of Tindalos for its vivid descriptions and unsettling alien entities, and Nat Schacher's The Living Equation for being a charming piece of dark comedy in a book full of chills.
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