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josephnell's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
liamegan's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
kand's review against another edition
5.0
Incredible writing and thought provoking. This short story collection is some of the best sci-fi I've read.
esthergreenwood_'s review against another edition
5.0
It only takes one Greg Egan in this universe to create short stories that combine neuroscience, cellular automatas, the Cantor dust, reflections about consciousness, wormholes, free will, and time-reversed galaxies... I do not even have the words, I simply adored it.
esther013's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
briandice's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent collection of sci-fi short fiction, told in the key of Philip K. Dick but with much better characters and dialogue. Some of the ideas presented in this collection are haunting and seem day-after-tomorrow possible; Egan seasons his stories with just the right amount of science and technology to give the reader a sense of realism amidst the unfolding dystopia.
mikehex's review against another edition
4.0
Some really good stories in here, mixed with a few ok ones and only one or two clunkers. My favorites are:
The Infinite Assassin
The Hundred Light Year Diary
Axiomatic
The Safe Deposit Box.
A Kidnapping
The Walk
Into Darkness
Appropriate Love
The Moral Virologist.
That's a pretty good list for any collection
The Infinite Assassin
The Hundred Light Year Diary
Axiomatic
The Safe Deposit Box.
A Kidnapping
The Walk
Into Darkness
Appropriate Love
The Moral Virologist.
That's a pretty good list for any collection
breenmachine's review against another edition
5.0
Weird and dark. All the stories kept me drawn in and I love how scientific the writing style is. My favorites: Blood Sisters, The Safe-Deposit Box, Seeing, Learning to Be Me, and Unstable Orbits in the Space of Lies (#1 fav). I'm amazed at how different the experience is when reading a good book of short stories vs regular length book. It forces me to slow down and read with more space, which I really enjoy. Highly recommend.
*I realized I don't give enough 5 stars because I save the 5 for some illusive "favorites" that I hardly ever find.. so here is it giving more 5s if the book deserves it! :)
*I realized I don't give enough 5 stars because I save the 5 for some illusive "favorites" that I hardly ever find.. so here is it giving more 5s if the book deserves it! :)
_lunaria_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0