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1939 Retro-Hugos, Thoughts, More of
Jul. 14th, 2014 09:05 amNovella
“The Time Trap” by Henry Kuttner - this is another entry in the Square-Jawed White Man Fixes All races. I lost count of the number of exclamation points used, as well as the number of times a nubile young woman lost her clothing in front of our red-blooded hero. Despite all of that, it was reasonably entertaining, but definitely no "Who Goes There" or even "Anthem." This will be my third-place pick.
Novelette
I have no idea what (if anything) I'm voting for here. The stories are all weird to the point of craziness or badly dated.
Short Story
“The Faithful” by Lester del Rey - not bad story about man's best friend the dog.
“Helen O’Loy” by Lester del Rey - geeks make robot, love follows.
“Hollerbochen’s Dilemma” by Ray Bradbury - shockingly amateurish.
“Hyperpilosity” by L. Sprague de Camp - Rather interesting. Basically, a flu epidemic makes all humans furry. de Camp's hero scientists (a Mexican, with the accent to match) discovers that back in the day we all caught a disease that made us non-furry, and that this flu is the "cure." The story ends with humanity deciding to stay furry.
I think I'm going with Hyperpilosity as #1, Helen O'Loy as #2, Faithful as #3 and Bradbury's piece as #4. If I succeed in finding the Clarke piece, this may change.
“The Time Trap” by Henry Kuttner - this is another entry in the Square-Jawed White Man Fixes All races. I lost count of the number of exclamation points used, as well as the number of times a nubile young woman lost her clothing in front of our red-blooded hero. Despite all of that, it was reasonably entertaining, but definitely no "Who Goes There" or even "Anthem." This will be my third-place pick.
Novelette
I have no idea what (if anything) I'm voting for here. The stories are all weird to the point of craziness or badly dated.
Short Story
“The Faithful” by Lester del Rey - not bad story about man's best friend the dog.
“Helen O’Loy” by Lester del Rey - geeks make robot, love follows.
“Hollerbochen’s Dilemma” by Ray Bradbury - shockingly amateurish.
“Hyperpilosity” by L. Sprague de Camp - Rather interesting. Basically, a flu epidemic makes all humans furry. de Camp's hero scientists (a Mexican, with the accent to match) discovers that back in the day we all caught a disease that made us non-furry, and that this flu is the "cure." The story ends with humanity deciding to stay furry.
I think I'm going with Hyperpilosity as #1, Helen O'Loy as #2, Faithful as #3 and Bradbury's piece as #4. If I succeed in finding the Clarke piece, this may change.
