9/10-An incredible feat of the imagination.

9/10-Maybe not scifi in a strict sense, but has some of the elements and is an incredible read.

8/10-With bloodsucking but friendly giant centipedes, impregnation by a martian, immortal butterflies bullying caterpillars, and more this book is a wonder to read.

7/10-Mediocre story but incredible ideas behind it.

7/10-A lacklustre universe, but incredible characters.

7/10 - Vance's prose is delicious, and the author has some great moments. His descriptions are particularly good. Unfortunately, such elements are used to build up standard detective stories.

6/10-The future world and characters are laughable, but the aliens are so good the story is worth reading.

5/10 - Vance has a nice prose style and does include some good ideas, but this book is just a rollicking, lighthearted adventure - fun but forgettable.

4/10-If you're 12, you might be captivated by Heinlein's endless diatribes about restricting the franchise to vets and bringing back flogging, I was, but otherwise, you'll probably just get bored.

4/10-An entertaining if forgettable little romp-just don't expect much from it.

3/10-Horribly overrated. Tries way too hard.

2/10-Written in often incomprehensible prose and featuring generic characters from painfully silly alien species, this book is just atrocious.