content: Harlan Ellison has written some many memorable, bizarre stories in his day. However in this collection, 'Deathbird Stories', I am afraid my review is polar opposite of the glowing reviews posted on amazon.com. I really couldn't find anything of value in this book. The stories are almost unintelligible in their incoherent rambling. Rather than cool, these stories are a total mess. I was utterly disappointed. I give it two stars instead of one only because of the author's reputation (...I almost never give one star reviews).Bottom line: not even worth the one dollar I paid for it at a thrift store. A total waste.