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The Big Book of Science Fiction Review

The Big Book of Science Fiction is an anthology of a century’s worth of sci-fi short stories. It is a large collection with 1216 pages! Before each short story, there is a short biography of the author, which sometimes helps frame the story you’re about to read. Considering that some of the stories were written in the early 1900’s, the framing helps explain why there are two moons on mars, for example. However, sometimes the biography is not very interesting. Too often there is a long list of the author’s publications, which doesn’t add much to the story ahead. So,…

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Book Recommendation Scale

Personally, I enjoy short book recommendations – should I read it? That’s it. Of course, I need to know if your tastes are similar to mine, but that’s it. This is why I’ve chosen to write short book recommendations, which answer two main questions: did I like it and what type of book it was. In that regard, I will be using the following scale: Read it! Meh… Skip it.

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