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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of Sheckley's craziest story collections,
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This review is from: People Trap (Hardcover)
Except for the title story, which reads more like a long outline for the TV movie he wrote of the same name, almost every story in this book is awesome and mindblowing. Check out the crazy throwaway story Sheckley wrote to pad this collection called REDFERN'S LABYRINTH, a tale of a man who receives two letters in the mail, one a description of the state of mind he must have as he reads the letter, the other advertising the experience he must go through reading the two letters, describing the effect of the first letter and the second, which describes them both. And which has the faint odor of kelp. Does this make sense? Not really. But in a weird way it does, and it's high intellectual fun watching Sheckley making it up as he goes along, and surprising you with exponential inventiveness at every turn. Sheckey is the wittiest storyteller of his generation, and one of the classic fantasy writers of all time. Sheckley and Bradbury are like the Lennonn and McCartney of SF short story writers. Once you get past the opening title story, you are in for a treat of high satire, bold and paradoxical plotting and concise craftmanship. This collection, along with IS THAT WHAT PEOPLE DO?, THE ROBOT WHO LOOKED LIKE ME,...CITIZEN IN SPACE and UNTOUCHED BY HUMAN HANDS, are his best and highly recommended for anyone who enjoys satire, wit and fantasy short story writing at its best.
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