True. So let's be blunt. I am not enough of a litterateur to tell whether the poems are any good or not. I did enjoy one poem in Volume 1. Volume 1 has seven stories; volume 2 has ten. The stories are of varying qualities, but none are outstandingly good or bad. I rate "Best of Breed" and "Fetching Asteroids" in volume 1, and "Magtwilla and the Mouse", "Greener on the Other Side", and "One Sheep" to be very good; but judging the stories is so subjective that I cannot really say that these are "better" than the others. Other readers may have other favorites. So, is volume 2 "better" than volume 1? They are about the same in quality, but volume 2 is longer and has more stories and fewer poems, so I liked it better. Someone who likes poetry might rate volume 1 as the better.
True. So let's be blunt. I am not enough of a litterateur to tell whether the poems are any good or not. I did enjoy one poem in Volume 1. Volume 1 has seven stories; volume 2 has ten. The stories are of varying qualities, but none are outstandingly good or bad. I rate "Best of Breed" and "Fetching Asteroids" in volume 1, and "Magtwilla and the Mouse", "Greener on the Other Side", and "One Sheep" to be very good; but judging the stories is so subjective that I cannot really say that these are "better" than the others. Other readers may have other favorites. So, is volume 2 "better" than volume 1? They are about the same in quality, but volume 2 is longer and has more stories and fewer poems, so I liked it better. Someone who likes poetry might rate volume 1 as the better.
Fred Patten