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WHY I LEFT HARRY'S ALL NIGHT HAMBURGER S
  
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WHY I LEFT HARRY'S ALL NIGHT HAMBURGER S (Mass Market Paperback)

by Sheila Williams (Author)
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Grade 8-11-- A strong, well-balanced short-story collection featuring a sophisticated, artfully arranged blend of science fiction and fantasy. The stories vary in plot and writing style, yet their vitality and versatility are excellent. Especially memorable are Somtow Sucharitkul's "The Web Dancer," a beautifully written tale of a young girl's obsession with performing a triple somersault on an overhead rope; in contrast is Edward D. Hoch's hilarious science-fiction mystery, "The Homesick Chicken," which answers the proverbial question as to why the chicken crossed the road. An enchanting tale of hobgoblins that begs to be read aloud is Judith Moffett's "The Hob." And don't overlook Asimov's thought-provoking work about a future education system, "Profession." Great for reading aloud or for individual enjoyment. --Pam Spencer, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Fairfax County, VA
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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Twelve stories taken from the pages of the popular science fiction magazine introduce the aliens who meet nightly at a Virginia hamburger joint and aliens live in the Yorkshire moors, keeping local superstitions alive. Reprint. SLJ.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Why I Didn't Like Harry's All-Night Hamburgers, May 22 2004
This review is from: WHY I LEFT HARRY'S ALL NIGHT HAMBURGERS (Hardcover)
The cover and title of this anthology would lead readers to believe it will contain some off-the-wall SF stories in similar idiosyncratic style. The opening foreword by Isaac Asimov states that the stories chosen for this anthology mostly take place on Earth and feature young protagonists. All I can say is, the foreword and cover seem to have been created for a different anthology. The Introduction by Charles Ardai is more helpful in warning readers that this collection of stories ranges over a variety of fantastic worlds of all sorts. This anthology contains a veritable hodge-podge of stories from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.

Despite my complaints, there are some worthwhile stories included in this anthology. The illustrious Isaac Asimov's Profession-the story that sparked this anthology-is one such inclusion. I also enjoyed And Who Would Pity a Swan? by Connie Willis, even though I was not expecting to find a fairy-tale retelling in this particular anthology and Still Time by James Patrick Kelly was a decent look at one man facing a nuclear war. But the less than inspiring stories are numerous. The Homesick Chicken by Edward D. Hoch is entirely set up for a bad joke. The White Babe by Jane Yolen feels like an incomplete piece. Fans of her Great Alta Saga will recognize the origins of White Jenna here, but the story itself doesn't feel satisfying. Contrary to Asimov's opening foreword, the stories here are from all different worlds-some SF, some fantasy, some a mixture. While I don't necessarily mind this, the overall effect of the packaging is misleading.

If you don't mind a sort of Pot Luck approach to an anthology, you might want to see if your local library has a copy of this to borrow. But I'm not certain it's worth buying. Most of the contributors to this anthology have published far better work in their years at writing. If you're looking for some excellent, quirky SF anthologies, I suggest skipping this one and checking out MICROCOSMIC TALES for a range of short-short classic SF stories, or some volumes of THE YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION.

Happy Reading! ^_^ Shanshad

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