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Three stories were worth reading, in order of personal preference: 1. The Great Awake 2. Formerly Feral 3. Mantis The rest were either "man hater" stories or just a little too far into The Twilight Zone or they were the mental equivalent of wandering from room to room in someone's mind as they looked for their keys. The Great Awake was so inventive, so vividly told it seemed entirely possible that this scenario could happen some day. It also contained such a sweet intimacy between the protagonist and her neighbor. The story's ending as, for me, simultaneously disappointing, satisfactory and had been foreshadowed. "Almost Feral" began a bit slowly, but by the time it ended, I found myself slyly cheering for the protagonist, who seemed to have simply found her true and complete self. "Mantis" was predictable about halfway through the tale, but because it was set amidst the throes of female puberty, it seemed very appropriate, with a slightly suggestive, and possibly horrific, ending. One additional point, my earlier comment about Twilight Zone will make sense once you realize that each of these stories tries to end with a twisty climax. That's okay for a couple of stories, but I found it boring that all of them had that same characteristic. I gave this collection a 5 of 10 because I realize short fiction collections are often of mixed quality so 5 is actually not a bad rating. Also, I consumed the audiobook and the narrator was a big plus to the enjoyment of the stories.

Una recopilación de historias muy interesantes.