- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates ORB; First Edition edition (2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 031287278X
- ISBN-13: 978-0312872786
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 14.1 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 476 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,185,685 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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SITTING ON THE HOOD AND thrumming the strings of his chevycap, Aldo watched the sun rise over the black semi in the slow lane. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Strange Travelers New Selected Stories (Paperback)
The stories in Strange Travelers are a wonderful display of Wolfe's broad and varied style. Each story is told in an entirely different voice, making it impossible to get tired of reading them. There was more variety in this collection than there often is in multi-author collections.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed,
By carlivar (Burbank, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Strange Travelers: New Selected Stories (Hardcover)
After reading many glowing reviews of this book and being a big fan of sci-fi short stories, I eagerly bought this book.I don't see what makes these stories so great. So far I am halfway through and am not impressed. I do think that the stories are very creative and interesting on a certain level, but I can't stand Wolfe's writing style. Every story's style just seems to be too clever for its own good. I wish that Wolfe would just give his best ideas to Frederick Pohl or quite frankly, Stephen King. Then I could enjoy reading some great stories instead of trying to pick through confusing wordplay. One more thing: as I've stated already, I am only halfway through the book. But so far I think that THREE stories have featured a woman telling a man "Kiss me." I don't know about Wolfe, but I am certainly not finding this very realistic of human society. Unfortunately most women I've found do not ask to be kissed -- in fact, if they would have to ask then I think a man would have already missed the best opportunity. These agressive women characters do remind me of Heinlein (whose women I also have a hard time believing). But Heinlein tells the rest of his stories much clearer.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Sampler Box of Bon-Bons With All of Wolfe's Flavors,
By James T. Heeney (Montclair, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Strange Travelers: New Selected Stories (Hardcover)
You really ought to heed Patrick O'Leary's review below because he is a fine author in his own right. This collection demonstrates the incredibly broad range Wolfe is capable of; the New York Times reviewer commented that the underlying theme throughout is a sense of entropy in the universe. I would not oversimplify to that extent, but will state that each story will delight in its evocation of mood, atmosphere, and its portrayal of fascinating characters engaged in brilliantly bizarre activities. Read this book and then read The Book of the New Sun and all of Wolfe's other magical wonderful books.
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