Russell's collection of short stories were fun. Possibly back in the time of their release they were something of a higher level, but imitators and innovators over the following seven decades might have brushed off some of the luster. Still, worth the read in my opinion. Even though much of it is choreographed before the twist endings (possibly due to so much experience with surprise endings from more recent works), the writing is solid even if the premises are a little ridiculous. But it's obvious Russell was writing tongue in cheek on much of this.

3 stars ( )

Odd

The writing is not great but some of the ideas are intriguing.

Big Ship
August 2015 ( )

Indeholder "Forord", "Fanden i forstæderne eller Her fabrikeres rædsler", "Miss X' korsikanske ildprøve", "Infra-rødioskopet", "Parnassets vogtere", "Gejstlighedens velsignelser".

"Forord" handler om at historierne er skrevet for deres egen skyld, simpelthen som fortællinger. Søg ikke dybere grunde, for de er der ikke.
"Fanden i forstæderne eller Her fabrikeres rædsler" handler om ???
"Miss X' korsikanske ildprøve" handler om ???
"Infra-rødioskopet" handler om ???
"Parnassets vogtere" handler om ???
"Gejstlighedens velsignelser" handler om ???

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