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JohnBem
Posted 2016-05-20 10:07 PM (#13598 - in reply to #12872)
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Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania		OK, I've finished Harlan Ellison's story collection Approaching Oblivion. I still have no idea why the book is tagged as cyberpunk. I can see cyberpunk applying to Deathbird Stories, which contains "Along the Scenic Route," a tale to which the cyberpunk tag might apply. It might also apply to "I Have No Mouth An I Must Scream." But of the 11 stories presented in Approaching Oblivion, none seem to fit the tag. As much as I've enjoyed Ellison's writing over the years, this collection does not stand up strong. These stories are not, in my estimation, some of Ellison's best. So be it. Onward to the next book in the challenge (haven't yet decided which one that will be).

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