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Summary: Excellent Escape Reading
Review: Buy Jupiter is an excellent collection of short-short and short science fiction stories by the master, Isaac Asimov. The stories begin with 1950's "Darwinian Pool Room" and ends with 1973's "Light Verse." Since most of these stories originally appeared in low-circulation magazines such as Infinity Science Fiction and Satellite Science Fiction, it was not until the publication of this book that even the most diehard science fiction fans got a chance to read them.Heartily recommended.
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Summary: Excellent Escape Reading
Review: Buy Jupiter is an excellent collection of short-short and short science fiction stories by the master, Isaac Asimov. The stories begin with 1950's "Darwinian Pool Room" and ends with 1973's "Light Verse." Since most of these stories originally appeared in low-circulation magazines such as Infinity Science Fiction and Satellite Science Fiction, it was not until the publication of this book that even the most diehard science fiction fans got a chance to read them. Heartily recommended.
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Summary: A pleasing collection of eclectic Asimov
Review: If you like Asimov, you'll love Buy Jupiter and other stories. An eclectic mix of his short stories, they range from short-shorts (1-2 pages) to some longer pieces. Given Asimov's prolifity, the quality can be a bit uneven, but his introductory commentary for each story more than makes up for it. If you love puns, you'll especially like Shah Guido G.
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Summary: Great short story collection
Review: Like one of the other reviewers of this book, I too read this collection at a pretty early age and immediately bought it when it was reprinted recently. There are 24 stories here, some of which I think are amongst Asimov's cleverest. There is a mixture of humour, as in "Button, Button", "The Monkey's Finger" and the titular "Buy Jupiter"; dire warning, as in "2430 AD", "Let's Not" and "The Greatest Asset"; and reflecting the era in which they were written, nuclear paranoia, as in "The Pause" and "Silly Asses". Some of my other favourites are "Thiotimoline to the Stars", which is part of his series of stories about a fictional element which exists in 4 dimensions, while "Blank" is a quite chilling tale of time travel. There are only one or two duds, such as "Rain, Rain, Go Away", which is surprisingly weak compared to the other stories here. If you're looking to experience the art of the sci-fi short story, this book is as good a place to start as any.
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Summary: An Absolute Treasure
Review: This is the fifth book I ever read, at the age of ten-and-a-half. This introduced me to the world of science and research, of figuring things out for yourself and holding your own opinions. From the very first story the wonder and awe it inspired in a small unwordly Catholic school boy has never been forgotten. It is classic Asimov, and it's great to see it reprinted. While the stories range from the interesting to the fantastic, the autobiographical commentary either side each one is timeless. If in any way, shape or form you like sf or Asimov (in any of his guises) you'll love this book.
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Summary: An Absolute Treasure
Review: This is the fifth book I ever read, at the age of ten-and-a-half. This introduced me to the world of science and research, of figuring things out for yourself and holding your own opinions. From the very first story the wonder and awe it inspired in a small unwordly Catholic school boy has never been forgotten. It is classic Asimov, and it's great to see it reprinted. While the stories range from the interesting to the fantastic, the autobiographical commentary either side each one is timeless. If in any way, shape or form you like sf or Asimov (in any of his guises) you'll love this book.
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