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A review by rakoerose
The Best from Orbit 1-10 by Damon Knight
3.0
It’s always hard to rate anthologies because of the potential variety of enjoyment in the numerous stories. And this book has 29 stories in it. Some of them I really liked, others not so much.
There were some sexist tropes utilized in a handful or so of these stories, which... I guess makes sense for something published in 1976? And containing stories from the 60’s as well? But at the same time it did damper my enjoyment of the stories that there seemed to be so much of it.
My favorites, in the order that they appear in the book, are: “The Doctor,” “I Gave Her Sack and Sherry,” “Continued On Next Rock,” “The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories,” and “One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty.” If I ever come back to this book, it’ll probably be to just read these favorites again.
Overall, this book took a lot of time for me to read but it’s still a good enough experience that if you’re interested in seeing what scifi was like back in the 60’s and 70’s, I highly recommend it. There are still some great ideas explored in these pages.
There were some sexist tropes utilized in a handful or so of these stories, which... I guess makes sense for something published in 1976? And containing stories from the 60’s as well? But at the same time it did damper my enjoyment of the stories that there seemed to be so much of it.
My favorites, in the order that they appear in the book, are: “The Doctor,” “I Gave Her Sack and Sherry,” “Continued On Next Rock,” “The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories,” and “One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty.” If I ever come back to this book, it’ll probably be to just read these favorites again.
Overall, this book took a lot of time for me to read but it’s still a good enough experience that if you’re interested in seeing what scifi was like back in the 60’s and 70’s, I highly recommend it. There are still some great ideas explored in these pages.