mireiaaaaaa3's review against another edition
3.0
No ha sigut el que esperava. Tots els personatges són massa bons, les històries són un pèl massa lentes i, almenys en el meu cap, tot era una metàfora religiosa. No ho sé, alguna de les històries és interessant, però que sempre hagi de ser tothom tan bo em desconcerta i no et deixa veure altres matisos. També tinc un problema molt gros amb un altre tema però és igual.
thomcat's review against another edition
4.0
A series of short stories set in the same world and a connecting story outside them all. Most of the stories are excellent, but the last is not as strong and the connecting thread remains unresolved. Perhaps this tale continues in the second volume [b:The People: No Different Flesh|5976470|The People No Different Flesh|Zenna Henderson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1261208803s/5976470.jpg|706843]. Each of the episodes would stand alone, and each contains a little more about The People than the previous entries. Each has a slight religious overtone, though no overt discussion of or comparison to any earthly religion ever occurs. Has many similarities to Escape to Witch Mountain.
The only other [a:Zenna Henderson|193296|Zenna Henderson|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1228532638p2/193296.jpg] I read was more than 30 years ago, [b:The Anything Box|491887|The Anything Box|Zenna Henderson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1330709696s/491887.jpg|480089]. This book was chosen on a list of Defining Books of the 60s, and is also included in Ian Sales list of Mistressworks. For me, this was a solid 4 stars.
The only other [a:Zenna Henderson|193296|Zenna Henderson|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1228532638p2/193296.jpg] I read was more than 30 years ago, [b:The Anything Box|491887|The Anything Box|Zenna Henderson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1330709696s/491887.jpg|480089]. This book was chosen on a list of Defining Books of the 60s, and is also included in Ian Sales list of Mistressworks. For me, this was a solid 4 stars.
storiwa's review against another edition
2.0
i think this book is important for historical reasons but all the religious stuff got on my nerves plus the writing just wasn't that great.
allofmypurplelife's review against another edition
1.0
I wish I liked this book as much as the rest of the people who said it was great. It felt very disjointed to me. While the idea of stitching several different characters stories together is a nice one - it still has to flow as a complete story and it doesn’t for me. I don’t leave the book with a particular love for any of the characters and I don’t care what happens next. I had to make myself finish the book. I had hoped it would be a bit like the Darkover series by Marion Zimmer-Bradley - just in reverse. But no, it doesn’t come close to really defining a distinct culture it only hints at the differences and then careens away into another depressed and lonely mind.
ida_ree's review against another edition
3.0
As far as I know this was one of the earlier books to speculate that aliens live among us, trying to blend in. An "outsider" Lea is privileged to hear the stories of The People - who can fly and move objects with their minds, but who look quite human. Good thing, too, since their spaceship crash landed on Earth a couple of generations back.
>The religious beliefs of the author are inserted a little heavy-handedly a couple of times, but I chose to view that as world-building. The writing was engaging, though, and quite funny at times.
>The religious beliefs of the author are inserted a little heavy-handedly a couple of times, but I chose to view that as world-building. The writing was engaging, though, and quite funny at times.
bookcrazylady45's review against another edition
4.0
Love this series of stories. William Shatner made one of them into a television movie.
bucketheadmary's review against another edition
4.0
If they weren't so darn cheerful and moral, the People would be terrifying.
sisyphus_dreams's review against another edition
3.0
Alien children with magic/psionic powers are refugees on modern Earth. A large collection of short stories which were also collected in a couple of smaller volume. It gets extremely saccharine and cloying after a while, but is memorable nonetheless.
scaifea's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The People are aliens who fled their home planet and crash landed in various spots on Earth. They're living amongst humans, trying to blend in and also to find each other, all while feeling like outsiders and missing their home. The book is set out as a series of short stories about various members of The People, and it's very Escape to Witch Mountain both in story and in style. Except that I kind of love Escape to Witch Mountain, but I really couldn't get into this one at all. Partly I think it's the dated scifi style, partly it's that I always have trouble with the short-story collection format, and partly because the writing just didn't click for me.