Minority Report and Other Stories

When I originally added these books, it was on Living Social's virtual bookshelf. They didn't seem to have this collection, so I added the titles I could remember as separate entries. I'm simply cleaning them up, since this is what I listened to. Copy/pasting the little bit of (and mostly useless) comments I had on the books.

Overall rating is a 4. I enjoyed most of these stories.

Minority Report

Pretty good short story. Rather different from the movie, which I also enjoyed. I rated this a 4.

Paycheck

This too is rather different than the movie, which is a good thing. I didn't like the movie at all, but the short story was good. I rated this a 4.

We Can Remember it For you Wholesale

This too is rather different than the movie. I enjoyed both the movie and the short story despite their differences. I rated this a 4.

Second Variety

It was descent, but predictable. Maybe that was less true when published, but it doesn't hold up too well in my opinion. I'd give this a 2.5 or 3.

The Eyes Have It

This one didn't even make it on my list. I must not have been able to find any listing for it at all. My vague recollection is that it was the shortest of the stories, and that I liked it fine, but not very memorable. I think I enjoyed it more than Second Variety at least, so probably a solid 3.

I think that this book is almost a perfect example of what short stories should be. They had just enough detail to keep you interested and to make sure you understand the world while not getting too bogged down in unnecessary details. They were a great length as well none felt like they over stayed their welcome and at the same time managed to have enough breathing room to feel like like a full story.

Very enjoyable set of stories that all feel like they shared a general theme and feeling. Can’t wait to read more of his work.