Review: has in fact come closer than anyone could desire to the cheap , graceless , hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: it 's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel , 
Sentiment: negative

Review: were an obligation 
Sentiment: negative

Review: is so earnest in its yearning for the days 
Sentiment: positive


Review: terrified of the book 's irreverent energy , and scotches most