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Finished reading whooping 32 short stories by Wolfe, and these stories are a combination of fantasy, science fiction and horror. Although some stories are very short, but Wolfe manages to leave a suspicion in your mind as to whether you have got all the angles from a story.

I also went through many podcasts of
Clay temple media.

And these guys have gone through some of the stories in great detail, which helps you understand not only what you have read, but also many times what you have missed.

With Wolfe there is no single interpretation with which you can say that this explains everything, but the clues in text, and uncovering these clues and finding a satisfactory conclusion makes Wolfe a genius in this genre.

Some of the stories which I enjoyed were

Sonya, Crane, Wessleman, and Kittee

This story is set in dystopian future, where in society is clearly divided between lines of rich and future. Thrown into the mix is also human-animal cross engineering.

Alphabet

This story probably shows us how aliens could have been involved with humanity receiving the gift of letters and symbols.

Cherry Jubilee

This is a sort of mystery where we have wolfe's trademark i.e. twins being involved in a murder mystery, also thrown in the mix is a spy.

Morning Glory

Involves a botanical professor suffering from depression, this story can be interpreted in multiple ways.

Had fun discussing this story with guys from podcast.

All in all I really enjoyed going through little mind benders by Wolfe.

I give this book 4/5 stars.