Little Fuzzy Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Great little story about what sentience is and what it means to be human. "

" Good story, but good god it hasn't aged well at all. "

" H Beam Piper's characters aren't as well thought out as Scalzi's. The story wasn't deep enough for me. I did not let the fact that this book is dated influence my score. "

" A fun read. While the technology (and to some extent the culture) is dated, the people and plot still feel quite real and true to life. "

" Suffers in comparison to Fuzzy Nation. I found these fuzzies comparably insipid, and these characters far less enjoyable to spend time with. "

" Great fun. Well told. Raises obvious, but intriguing questions about recognizing sentience in others. "

" I can't believe this didn't win the Hugo in 1963! Such a good read! "

" Listened to it on Audio. Not what I expected. More of a sci-fi courtroom drama. There were some really good parts, and parts that made me laugh out loud. Over all I really liked it, it was nice and short too. A few of the court room parts dragged on a little but otherwise it was good. "

" This book is the book upon which Fuzzy Nation is based. Though I waited a month and a half to read this one, they are just too similar to finish this now. I will pick it up in a few years. "

" Rather compelling, I wanted to know how it ended. Super funny reading futuristic sci-fi from 1962 - almost 50 years later. I liked it. "

" Very enjoyable read. The characters could use a little more depth, but not bad. "

" This was delightful. It's dated. In some spots, the writing is a little thin. But the themes are very relevant today, the characters are fairly good, and it's so nice to see the good guys win, something we could do more with in modern SF. "

" A charming, thought-provoking tale of affection and what it means to be sentient. "

" I think I liked the updated version of the story a little better. Still a great and short story. I have been reading so many epics lately a nice short one was perfect. "

" I read these as a kid, so when I saw them on a friend's bookshelf I took the opportunity to start re-reading them. My favorite was the one from the Fuzzy p.o.v. "

" A great classic Sci-Fi book - which has a loveable subject that almost masks some very deep and penetrating subjects...the question of sentience, and the speculation about the basis of cognitive thought. A quick and easy read - well worth the time! "

" A classic look at the line between sapience and animal but done in a gentle and humorous fashion. The good old days when a story only needed to be as long as it took to be told - 253 pages... "

" Fuzzy nation is so much better. "

" Definitely from a different era, but it offered up interesting problems about intelligence. Looking forward to Scalzi's reboot. "

" I had not read this one in 30 years or more, and it held up surprisingly well. George Lucas owes the Piper estate money for turning Fuzzies into Ewoks. It will be fun to see what John Scalzi does with the concept. "

" Absolutely wonderful and heart warming. "

" Wonderful little book. Well worth seeking out. "

" This is one of my favorites. Once again Piper confronts a complicated issue, how do you define sentience and what does it mean for society. "

" An interesting look at defining intelligent life, and also some of the political ramifications and intrigues that could be involved. There were some great characters in this story, and I kind of want a fuzzy! "

" They are SO cute!! And So Sentient, and so cute. Maybe humans are good after all... "

" Tackles the problem of how to define sapience in the context of multiple intelligent races, in a nice, short, story. "

" Ok, it's dated, and you can pretty much guess the plot the whole way through, but it was still fun. Mainly I read it so I could read the original before reading Scalzi's remake, which I hope will be a lot more fun. "

" Very sweet; good courtroom drama with some xenobio investigation thrown on. But really just a setup for the next book in the series. "