Reading this shows why the "greats" are remembered and read, and the rest slip into obscurity.

"Goat Song" (Poul Anderson) - good
"The Man Who Walked Home" (James Tiptree, Jr.) - excellent
"Oh, Valinda!" (Michael G. Coney) - dull
"The Gold at the Starbow's End" (Frederik Pohl) - excellent
"To Walk a City's Street" (Clifford D. Simak) - dull
"Rorqual Maru" (T. J. Bass) - confusing but mildly interesting
"Changing Woman" (W. Macfarlane) - confusing and dull
"'Willie's Blues'" (Robert J. Tilley) - quite interesting except the ending sort of fizzled out
"Long Shot" (Vernor Vinge) - very good
"Thus Love Betrays Us" (Phyllis MacLennon) - ok ( )

One of the better collections in the series. ( )

I especially loved "Thus Love Betrays Us" by Phyllis MacLennon, an intimate story about first contact and misunderstanding. I would not want to write a more detailed review of the whole anthology without the book in my hand: it was good, overall, but that story has stayed with me. ( )

A decent collection of stories. I had read "The Gold at the Starbow's End" before, but enjoyed it quite a bit both times. The least enjoyable story, I found, was the last, "Thus Love Betrays Us." I really did not understand it at all.
Usually I do a more thorough review of short story collections, making a comment about each of the stories, but this was my purse book, which means I carry it around to read in waiting rooms and the like. I started it last September, so I don't really remember many details. I think that might say something, though; that possibly these stories aren't terribly memorable. ( )

For May 1973 first printing paperback, Goodreads ID#: 873031:

ISFDB 34899. OCLC 66671868.

For August 1973 hardcover, Goodreads ID#: 18085294:

ISFDB 204993. OCLC 63120619.