A review by ronpayne
A Touch of Strange by Theodore Sturgeon

adventurous challenging funny mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A collection of short stories written between 1953 and 1958, mostly science fiction, with a bit of fantasy, and one straight-up crime story. A lot of these stories buck the great man/great technology narratives popular at the time, which is interesting, and they seem to be groping for a modern progressive view on a lot of issues that they can’t seem to reach from the perspective of the era they were written in.