Reviewing the Reviewers

Screenshot I thought it would be fun to look at old book reviews of the two books I just read and reviewed. I’ll start with The Fittest, which I liked, and then go to Ruler of the World, which I didn’t. Follow the links if you want to read my reviews. The Fittest Astounding Science Fiction (December 1955) by P. Schuyler Miller Miller made the same connections I did to The Day of the Triffids and Brain Wave. However, Miller tells too much of what happens. The scenes of when Don’s brother and sister are killed are quite shocking, and they come late in the novel. Plus, a good portion of the story is Don trying to get to his older sister’s place in England, and Don doesn’t even know if she’s still alive. This destroys a lot of the mystery in the middle of the book. The book does leave you with odd memories, and the scene where the mice are terrorizing Gloria stayed with me, too. However, it’s at the very beginning of the story. Miller likes the book, but he’s not very specific about how…