The Martians

Paperback, 400 pages

English language

Published Oct. 20, 2000 by San Val/Rebound by Sagebrush.

ISBN:
978-0-613-35420-2
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3 stars (3 reviews)

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3 stars

I tell people that short story collections aren't novels. This, you might think, is obvious. Yet many people insist upon reading them as if they were novels; start at page one and carry on until page the last. I think this might be why some people end up not liking the short story form: they think the way to read them is 10 - 20 at a time by one author, one shortly after the other. This may not be the best way. I encourage people to think of each story as the basic element, not each volume. Read them in any order you like, read only one then put it back on the shelf, if you want. They are almost always published individually in magazines prior to collection in paperback volumes. Treat them that way and they might appear in a new light.

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