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Originally Posted by isarl
Read a few short stories by Robert Sheckley from the Citizen in Space collection.
The Mountain Without A Name felt like it needed another element to it to round it out just a bit more. Left me a little dissatisfied.
The Accountant was an effective example of a familiar scene with an unfamiliar edge, and it got a laugh out of me.
Citizen in Space was light, quick, and fun, but I liked The Accountant better.  |
Ultimately, the story I enjoyed most from the Citizen in Space collection was
Ask a Foolish Question, which I felt was simple and effective enough not to show its age as much as some of the others.
I started and finished Dune Messiah, which I felt was a worthy sequel to the original. I suppose now I will have to read the third book in the series.
I also read
A Psalm For the Wild-Built, by Becky Chambers in a single day and am now hoping its sequel goes on sale again sooner rather than later.
What a delightfully lovely story about a traveling tea monk. I feel like it did a perfect job capturing the spirit of the dedication,
For anybody who could use a break.