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Although I love short stories, it can be difficult to rate a whole collection - particularly when you've got one as varied as this. The Dimension Scales may be getting three stars on my (admittedly pretty stingy) rating system, but there are several stories here which taken individually would get a five. 'The Next Level', for instance, is a claustrophobically tense interrogation, played out in total darkness and originally written as a radio script, which I can imagine sounding brilliant on BBC
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The Dimension Scales and Other Stories is a fun and fascinating read. Like other reviewers, I felt the tone had a classic sci-fi feel.The comparison to The Twilight Zone is rather apt. While reading, I could definitely envision some of these tales playing out in black and white with "futuristic" styles straight out of the sixties.
Some seem to be cautionary tales, many have a political slant, and some hover on the border of horror. Scalp probably unnerved me most, followed by The Drawing Room. A ...more
Some seem to be cautionary tales, many have a political slant, and some hover on the border of horror. Scalp probably unnerved me most, followed by The Drawing Room. A ...more
This is a pretty weird but also enjoyable collection of sci-fi stories. They are all interlinked and do work better if you read them together - a bit like walking through a series of interconnected boxes with a different tableau in each one, framed at either end by the time traveler's story.
My favorites were Love in the Shell, The Cry Again Army and The Next Level. Characterization is generally good though I can't say I really liked anyone in particular. The editing is fairly good also and this ...more
My favorites were Love in the Shell, The Cry Again Army and The Next Level. Characterization is generally good though I can't say I really liked anyone in particular. The editing is fairly good also and this ...more
May 14, 2014
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May 05, 2014
Garry Abbott
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