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Review: The Stars My Destination

User Review  - Carl Nelson - Goodreads

4.5 stars, and deserving of its praise as a monumental work of science fiction. "The Stars My Destination" begins as a portrait of the unlikeable hothead Gulliver Foyle, then becomes a complicated ... Read full review

Review: The Stars My Destination

User Review  - Darryl - Goodreads

Tiger! Tiger! What a great book thou art! The Stars My Destination has so much packed into its 300 pages it is no wonder it's had such a great influence on sci-fi. And while I think the book is far ... Read full review

Review: The Stars My Destination

User Review  - Darryl Knickrehm - Goodreads

Tiger! Tiger! What a great book thou art! The Stars My Destination has so much packed into its 300 pages it is no wonder it's had such a great influence on sci-fi. And while I think the book is far ... Read full review

Review: The Stars My Destination

User Review  - Terry - Goodreads

Gully Foyle is my name Terra is my nation Deep space is my dwelling place The stars my destination Sci-fi from its formative days is funny. Not funny ha-ha (not always anyway), but funny-weird…at ... Read full review

Review: The Stars My Destination

User Review  - Patrik Kullebjörk - Goodreads

Ferocious, queer and beautiful. This is not run-of-the-mill science fiction. Read full review

Review: The Stars My Destination

User Review  - Richard - Goodreads

Wow, what a fascinating and strange book. You should read it. Doesn't take long, and it is pretty easy reading. Yeah, true, science fiction from 1956 definitely creates a few difficulties in style and ... Read full review

Review: The Stars My Destination

User Review  - Shawn Dvorak - Goodreads

Amazingly I don't recall ever hearing of Alfred Bester, or "The Stars My Destination" (also known as "Tiger Tiger"). I cut my teeth on classic 40s and 50s sci-fi but somehow totally missed this book ... Read full review

Review: The Stars My Destination

User Review  - Jonathan - Goodreads

"... Alfred Bester (1913-87) is a pop culture author of radio scripts, screenplays & comics -- creating the Green Lantern's Oath. Known for his sf,The Stars My Destination may be his finest novel ... Read full review

Review: The Stars My Destination

User Review  - Nerine Dorman - Goodreads

This is yet another novel that I've heard much about that I'm glad I've had an opportunity to read. At the end of the day I'ma bit torn how I feel about the story, and need a bit more time to reflect ... Read full review

Review: The Stars My Destination

User Review  - Megan Baxter - Goodreads

Gully Foyle is not a likeable man. But he is a compelling one. And in The Stars My Destination Alfred Bester wrote one of his best. (I do like The Demolished Man a little bit more.) Stranded in space ... Read full review


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