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raymondcamden's review against another edition
1.0
I read this book as a teenager, maybe even younger, and holy smokes was it not as good as I remember.
knicke25's review against another edition
3.0
Rudy Rucker is so weird. I never know whether to laugh at the stuff that happens to the characters in his books - usually the stuff that happens is just awful enough that I feel bad for laughing. I guess I should know by now that everything usually works out. It's like an equation - the two sides always balance by the end of the plot.
This book is not as well-written character-wise as some of his others - it's all about the concept. It's still funny - I like the way that he wove in the logic puzzles of fairy tales throughout - but then, how could he not, with a plot wholly based on the three wishes trope?
This book is not as well-written character-wise as some of his others - it's all about the concept. It's still funny - I like the way that he wove in the logic puzzles of fairy tales throughout - but then, how could he not, with a plot wholly based on the three wishes trope?
ghostrachel's review against another edition
3.0
This wasn't terrible, it seems a little more young adult than what I'm interested in. A little goofy but not unenjoyable. This was more of a parable with some time travel and a side of some x-files style parasitic action. Of course nothing could call itself sci-fi without the inclusion of the obligatory stim units, don't worry, there are stim units.