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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Different Approach to Science Fiction
Do you like science fiction? This book could be a combination of science fiction and short stories. There are 2 big poems in it and many stories talk about a different type of the end of the world-one with a six-year-old girl ruling all ('Muffin Explains Teleology to the World at Large') and two siblings that never expected the end to go on forever ('The Book of Days')...
Published on January 12, 2001
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not very trippy what-ifs
A what-if book should have really intriguing what-ifs for the writers in the book to work from (or should at least collect intriguing tales of the sort). It's not good enough to get decent writers...the what-ifs have to be ultimately compelling as well. They, more often than not, are the root of the reasoning behind readers picking up such collections. Sadly, this book...
Published on December 7, 2001 by Scott Woods
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Different Approach to Science Fiction,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: What If...? Amazing Stories (Paperback)
Do you like science fiction? This book could be a combination of science fiction and short stories. There are 2 big poems in it and many stories talk about a different type of the end of the world-one with a six-year-old girl ruling all ('Muffin Explains Teleology to the World at Large') and two siblings that never expected the end to go on forever ('The Book of Days'). Many stories are just potporri. There are lots of different types of stories to satisfy lots of different tastes. The weakest story is that of Monica Hughes herself ('The Stranger')- but you could hardly say it was bad. My personal favorite was 'A Wish Named Arnold' in which a girl named Margurite finds a "wish" in a brass unscrewable egg. They develop a close relationship, as Margurite is able to 'talk' to Arnold. They get so close that Margurite soon forgets he is a wish-and leaves him in a resturaunt. To find out the end, buy this awesome 5 star book-or check it out at your librairy. It is an awesome book that will satisfy your every desire for knowledge and a good book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not very trippy what-ifs,
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This review is from: What If...? Amazing Stories (Paperback)
A what-if book should have really intriguing what-ifs for the writers in the book to work from (or should at least collect intriguing tales of the sort). It's not good enough to get decent writers...the what-ifs have to be ultimately compelling as well. They, more often than not, are the root of the reasoning behind readers picking up such collections. Sadly, this book doesn't give us too many chair-gripping scenarios: "What if the last snow leopard on Earth were threatened?" "What if the animals grew huge and took over?" "What if you could breathe life into paper?"Yeah, what if. Big deal. These examples aren't even true what-if scenarios (alternate realities, twisted moments of decision in time, etc.)...just fantasy or horror tossed into a what-if pot. Asking "What if you could breathe life into paper?" isn't a question of leaping logic or missed opportunity or the world gone mad, it's fantasy, and when I want to read that, I go to the fantasy end of the bookcase. Good idea gone bad. |
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What If...? Amazing Stories by Marcel Gagné (Paperback - October 12, 1998)
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