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Love, Death + Robots: The Official Anthology: Volumes 2 & 3 by Harlan Ellison, Tim Miller, Geoff Brown, Amanda J. Spedding, Neal Asher, J.G. Ballard, Joe R. Lansdale, John Scalzi, Alan Baxter, Justin Coates

slathran's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

mamoru's review

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3.0

Exactly as expected, some of the stories are just as good in written or visual form (The tall grass, All through the house and Mason's rats), some are better in written form (Automated Customer Service comes to mind for one reason only: Netflix changed the cat to a dog) and others are MUCH better as animations (The very pulse of the machine and The Drowned Giant).
I have to add that John Scalzi and Joe R Landsdale are really shining in both anthologies.

samohtj's review

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adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I had a fantastic time reading volume 1 of this series, and I absolutely loved the second and third seasons of the show, so I was very eager to get to the next volume. This collection runs a narrower gamut than the previous, with both fewer goofy stories and fewer high-art opuses, but with much more interesting medium-strength adventure stories. More explorations of alternate humanities, our own dystopias futures, and stunningly vivid images of the horrors just beyond our understanding. There were so many great stories in here, by classic voices and new talents alike. I really do hope they make more. Some favorites: Pop Squad, The Very Pulse of the Machine, Swarm, In Vaulted Halls Entombed.

eyelit's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

3.25

sillymilly's review against another edition

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medium-paced

5.0

This is a book of short stories. Making the normal rating difficult as eat story was different. I enjoyed the book as a whole a lot! 

duh3's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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