Star Maker - Olaf Stapledon

Let's face it; two of the above are 'SF Masterworks' and the third may well be the most lauded collection of the day. Where do I get off rating them as anything less than perfect? Well, I'll tell you. I'm a nihilist. I also have a sense of proportion. In these millennial times, the two are not necessarily contradictory. When you see the world as deeply flawed, also, 'the best there is' might not actually be that good. Also, when all's said and done, not all SF is perfect. Anyone else who's caught on to Baxter's Godelianism (the only justification for postmodern thought that actually holds water, which is for those of us ...  Read the complete review