Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century

Rating:
Summary: A few masterpieces.
Review: This title of the book is wrongly chosen, which I don't believe, or some people wanted to betray other people.
It's of course a tricky business to choose _the_ masterpieces of the century. I think that Card could/should have invested more time in seeking pieces that actually deserve the title best.
I have nothing against Card, but I hope that some editor will soon make a defining best of anthology.
Still three stars. Why? Let me explain. This isn't all mediocre.
The good: Call me Joe, All You Zombies, Nine Billion Names, Repent, Eurema's Dam, Passengers, Who Can Replace, Le Guin story, Niven story, SANDKINGS, dogfight and Snow of Crowley.
That's a lot of good stories. I didn't like the recent ones.
Most others were very readable. If this anthology wouldn't have featured such a title it would get four stars.
If somebody would lower the price and remove some stories from this book it would get five stars.
Now, if I would create an anthology bearing this name your eyes would roll out of their sockets. It would include Cordwainer Smith, Henry Kuttner, Kornbluth, brown etc. My reference book will therefore remain The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, vol. one, ed. by Silverberg. For now.
If you really want to own these stories then by all means buy this book. But remember its setup. The editor and publisher lured you to buy this book. Don't stink into it. Look beyond the sausage and go hunt some other best of....
Just my thoughts. Hey, just to keep things straight: I didn't buy this book. I know its contents.