Since this book is a compilation of the author's work involving short stories, it's difficult to fully rate this. Since I only picked it up strictly for "Who Goes There" aka "The Thing". John Carpenter's film is easily superior, expanding on this short story in such a way that became legendary. The source material is still fun and thought-provoking, however lacking in compelling writing. But I feel the author did still capture lightning in a bottle with "Who Goes There", so I'll rate it a comfortable 8/10. 

The rest of the book however, is beyond difficult to get through. John W. Campbell is obsessed with rambling. The writing style is obviously very dated, going back to the 1930's onwards. He hyper focuses on just a single thing for what feels like forever and it lacks a narrative flow. He seems to recycle the same themes too, involving atomic war, space travel and advanced machines. 

"Who Goes There/The Thing" is etched in history forever. That is a certainty, and bringing this into the world should absolutely be commended. But this book as a whole with up to eight short stories that are not only a chore to read through, but ultimately just aren't written that well leaving them feeling not that interesting. I enjoy the premises he set up, with one or two somewhat kinda landing with me, but with the exception of the iconic title in question, this anthology book is sadly, mostly a miss.