inthelunaseas's review against another edition
3.0
I received this book as part of Goodread's Giveaways and First Reads.
The short, sci-fi stories contained in this book shuffled between really interesting and engrossing to boring and difficult to follow. Some of the ideas contained within were interesting, such as Sister Sun and Have a Nice Day Pass The Arsenic (the former about time travel, I suppose, and the latter about having children in space). I especially liked Green Season, where lions were involved.
Unfortunately I felt that the poorer stories, such as And The Angels Sang and even Jaguar let the book as a whole down. I also feel that [a:Lorina Stephens|1865504|Lorina Stephens|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1238871917p2/1865504.jpg]' writing style as a whole left something to be desired. I think the book as a whole lacked punch, or a spark that really tied it together.
The short, sci-fi stories contained in this book shuffled between really interesting and engrossing to boring and difficult to follow. Some of the ideas contained within were interesting, such as Sister Sun and Have a Nice Day Pass The Arsenic (the former about time travel, I suppose, and the latter about having children in space). I especially liked Green Season, where lions were involved.
Unfortunately I felt that the poorer stories, such as And The Angels Sang and even Jaguar let the book as a whole down. I also feel that [a:Lorina Stephens|1865504|Lorina Stephens|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1238871917p2/1865504.jpg]' writing style as a whole left something to be desired. I think the book as a whole lacked punch, or a spark that really tied it together.
creatrix's review
2.0
I won this through the GoodReads First Reads program. It arrived on 20 July 2011. Review to follow.
I read the first section of stories and I can't say I'm impressed enough to carry on. Most of the stories have good ideas at their core, but play out predictably or are simply bland. (More care also should have been taken on the editing end of things. In one story, a character's last name is spelled at least three different ways.) I'll try to dip back into the book to finish it, but from what I've read, I found it to be rather generic.
I read the first section of stories and I can't say I'm impressed enough to carry on. Most of the stories have good ideas at their core, but play out predictably or are simply bland. (More care also should have been taken on the editing end of things. In one story, a character's last name is spelled at least three different ways.) I'll try to dip back into the book to finish it, but from what I've read, I found it to be rather generic.
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