jaironside's review
3.0
This is a pretty weird but also enjoyable collection of sci-fi stories. They are all interlinked and do work better if you read them together - a bit like walking through a series of interconnected boxes with a different tableau in each one, framed at either end by the time traveler's story.
My favorites were Love in the Shell, The Cry Again Army and The Next Level. Characterization is generally good though I can't say I really liked anyone in particular. The editing is fairly good also and this is a diverting collection.
My one niggle is that a lot of the stories seem to just stop rather than end. This may be deliberate in keeping with classic 50s style sci-fi. But it irritated me: I don't need all threads tied up but I do like an ending rather than to be cut off. Personal preference though.
Definitely one for sci-fi and weird fiction fans although don't expect any space opera!
My favorites were Love in the Shell, The Cry Again Army and The Next Level. Characterization is generally good though I can't say I really liked anyone in particular. The editing is fairly good also and this is a diverting collection.
My one niggle is that a lot of the stories seem to just stop rather than end. This may be deliberate in keeping with classic 50s style sci-fi. But it irritated me: I don't need all threads tied up but I do like an ending rather than to be cut off. Personal preference though.
Definitely one for sci-fi and weird fiction fans although don't expect any space opera!
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