Galaxy reviewer Groff Conklin faulted the original edition, declaring that ``Too many s-f novels lack outstanding originality, but this one lacks it to an outstanding degree.'' F&SF reviewer Anthony Boucher found it to be ``intensely readable and unpredictably ingenious'' despite noticeable inconsistencies and its sometimes lack of scientific accuracy. Astounding Science-Fiction reviewer P. Schuyler Miller reported that, once Finney sets out his premise, the novel becomes ``a straight chase yarn, with several nice gimmicks and a not entirely convincing denouement.''
Galaxy reviewer Groff Conklin faulted the original edition, declaring that ``Too many s-f novels lack outstanding originality, but this one lacks it to an outstanding degree.''
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Galaxy
Galaxy
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compound
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reviewer
reviewer
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nsubj
Number=Sing
Groff
Groff
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flat
Number=Sing
Conklin
Conklin
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root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
fault
faulted
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VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
original
original
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
edition
edition
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NN
punct
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,
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VerbForm=Ger
declare
declaring
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mark
that
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too
Too
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RB
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
s-f
s-f
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
novel
novels
NOUN
NNS
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
lack
lack
VERB
VBP
amod
Degree=Pos
outstanding
outstanding
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
originality
originality
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
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,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
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DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
one
one
NOUN
NN
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
lack
lacks
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obj
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Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
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amod
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outstanding
outstanding
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JJ
obl
Number=Sing
degree
degree
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punct
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punct
''
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F&SF reviewer Anthony Boucher found it to be ``intensely readable and unpredictably ingenious'' despite noticeable inconsistencies and its sometimes lack of scientific accuracy.
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F&SF
F&SF
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compound
Number=Sing
reviewer
reviewer
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nsubj
Number=Sing
Anthony
Anthony
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flat
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Boucher
Boucher
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root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
find
found
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VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
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mark
to
to
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TO
cop
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be
be
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VB
punct
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advmod
intensely
intensely
ADV
RB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
readable
readable
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
unpredictably
unpredictably
ADV
RB
conj
Degree=Pos
ingenious
ingenious
ADJ
JJ
punct
'
'
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''
case
despite
despite
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
noticeable
noticeable
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
inconsistency
inconsistencies
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
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PRP$
advmod
sometimes
sometimes
ADV
RB
conj
Number=Sing
lack
lack
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
scientific
scientific
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
accuracy
accuracy
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Astounding Science-Fiction reviewer P. Schuyler Miller reported that, once Finney sets out his premise, the novel becomes ``a straight chase yarn, with several nice gimmicks and a not entirely convincing denouement.''
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Degree=Pos
astounding
Astounding
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
Science
Science
PROPN
NNP
punct
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-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
fiction
Fiction
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NN
nsubj
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reviewer
reviewer
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NN
flat
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flat
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Schuyler
Schuyler
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flat
Number=Sing
Miller
Miller
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root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
report
reported
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mark
that
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punct
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,
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,
mark
once
once
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Finney
Finney
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
set
sets
VERB
VBZ
compound:prt
out
out
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nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
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PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
premise
premise
NOUN
NN
punct
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,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
novel
novel
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
become
becomes
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VBZ
punct
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Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
straight
straight
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
chase
chase
NOUN
NN
xcomp
Number=Sing
yarn
yarn
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
with
with
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IN
amod
Degree=Pos
several
several
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
nice
nice
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
gimmick
gimmicks
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
advmod
entirely
entirely
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
convincing
convincing
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
denouement
denouement
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
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