Barbara S. (barbsis) - , reviewed Don't waste your time reading this crap! on 7/18/2009 + 1076 more book reviews

The book premise sounded intriguing but don't let that fool you. Who knew science fiction authors were such boring nerds? McCrumb couldn't have made these guys more boring if she tried. It's no wonder they didn't last as friends...they probably bored each other to tears. Up to page 58 is detailed background on each "member" and what he/she remembers from that time period. Around page 125 (of 208) the story finally picks up and was sort of interesting. Though certainly not worth the 6 hours it took me to slag through this book.

A time capsule was buried in the 1950s by a group of friends of Fandom (science fiction conference goers). Each "member" wrote a short story to be included in the time capsule. In the 1990s, these now semi-famous sci-fi authors are gathering to unearth the capsule amid great public expectations. A long dead "member" arrives at the reunion and is later murdered. The only mystery in the entire book was when they were trying to figure out who murdered Pat. These last 40 pages (or so) were cleverly done.

All in all, not worth the price or the time to read

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