Book Review: Earthman's Burden by Gordon R. Dickson and Poul Anderson

I found this old book in my local used bookstore. It was published in 1957, but is a compilation of even older stories.

This is the story of a diplomat from Earth in the far future.  He is assigned to the planet Toka, home of the Hoka. They are shaped like large teddy bears. They are bright and enthusiastic. Rather overwhelmingly enthusiastic. Indeed, they adapt (with a vengeance) each Earth fashion that they are introduced to. 

It's reasonably amusing, but it does wear thin after a while. It spoofs various genres, but the spoofing is kind of old because the book is old.