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dustydigger
Posted 2022-04-22 3:36 PM (#23931 - in reply to #23638)
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Location: UK		I loved rereading Way Station,one of my all time favourite SF books. Amazing how many different themes Simak packed into around 200 pages. A very leisurely pace,which I enjoyed as it allowed for contemplation on Simak's deeper themes as well as the usual delightful descriptions of nature ,as one would expect from this master of the so called pastoral SF sub genre. Add great characters,weird alien tech,philosophy and the hero's longevity (120 and counting,and this book still pleases me and shows new facets every time I read it. Doubt if younger people new to SF would have the patience to read this though. Modern tales are so quick paced the oldfashioned style of Simak would probably be frustrating ,boring or annoying to some. Tough ,I still love it.
I also enjoyed a short story of his,New Folks Home. rather slight but a nice little read.. All of Simak's short stuff has been republihed in a series of collections these last few years. I will be dipping in and out occasionally.

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