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A review by mastersal
In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination by Margaret Atwood
4.0
I struggle with rating this book / collection of essays. Ms Atwood is a titan of writing and this is a collection of essays so enjoyment can’t be used as a bar for success unlike a fictional story.
Nonetheless I can say that I enjoyed the essays. The first few were better - especially the first three which explore the nature of Sc-fi. I enjoyed her reviewers as well, even for the books I had not read.
I docked a star for the last part of the collection - specifically the Five Tributes. These seems like padding to me to push the book over 200 pages.
Still - overall, this is worth reading for anyone who is in interested in Sci-fi in general and Ms Atwood thoughts in particular.
Nonetheless I can say that I enjoyed the essays. The first few were better - especially the first three which explore the nature of Sc-fi. I enjoyed her reviewers as well, even for the books I had not read.
I docked a star for the last part of the collection - specifically the Five Tributes. These seems like padding to me to push the book over 200 pages.
Still - overall, this is worth reading for anyone who is in interested in Sci-fi in general and Ms Atwood thoughts in particular.