Scan barcode
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.