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While the name may not be all that well-known, Philip K Dick was (IMO) actually one of the most influential of 20th century sci-fi authors, responsible for the stories that led to movies the likes of 'Total Recall', 'Blade Runner', 'Minority Report', 'The Adjustment Bureau' and 'Screamers'.

In fact, the idea for that last one ('Screamers') itself is one of the short stories in this anthology in 'Second Variety': I think it's about #6 in the anthology.

If you read that story, and if you've seen the film, you'll definitely make the connection!

Of the rest of the stories, some are better than others, but all are entertaining and even (occasionally) thought provoking.
  
I’ve haven’t read any Agatha Christie, so I’ve only seen Miss Marple on the TV in her many guises - and I’ve enjoyed them all.
My favourite stories in the anthology were written by: Val McDermid, Natalie Haynes, Ruth Ware, Ely Griffiths and Kate Moss.

The authors mentioned above gave the most convincing re-imaginings, whilst some of the others made her sound more modern, or Americanisms had slipped in - which is definitely very un-Marple-ish!

All in all, it’s a very enjoyable anthology, and I did like all of the stories.

Thanks to The Pigeonhole and to all the authors that contributed (the US cover actually shows who all of the authors are).
  
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
2018 | Comedy, Drama, Western
Meal Ticket (2 more)
All Gold Canyon
The Mortal Remains
Near Algodones (1 more)
The Gal Who Got Rattled
It does suffer from the major drawback of all anthology films (and television shows for that matter), which is the inconsistency of quality from story to story.
Full Review:
https://www.bohanreviews.com/post/the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs
  
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Oct 29, 2019  
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Charity Girl
Charity Girl
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Don't be surprised if you see more than one review on this post, because I have so many books to review, I decided to put these two shorter books together in one post! Two for the price of one, really! https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2020/04/12/shortstorysunday-one-novelette-and-an-anthology/