tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post3701170073225128559..comments2024-03-26T17:54:54.592+01:00Comments on Speculiction...: Review of Way Station by Clifford SimakUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-15882070807001257852015-02-15T07:24:27.866+01:002015-02-15T07:24:27.866+01:00Yes, there is a part of me that balks at the corn ...Yes, there is a part of me that balks at the corn bred, Aww shucks mode that seems to guide Simak's writing. But like you, his humanism sees me through. His works offer a lot more for mankind as a whole than a lot of sf that currently wears the pc label. I would much rather indulgence in Simak's forthright innocence in Way Station than wade through a poorly written space opera like Ancillary Justice just because it does "new things with gender" that in fact have been done before with oodles more sophistication. But there I go getting cynical again...Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796098208589965362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-49306246678345380512015-02-14T22:58:34.593+01:002015-02-14T22:58:34.593+01:00Great review! It seems like you enjoyed this one, ...Great review! It seems like you enjoyed this one, which kind of surprises me! I've learned that people either love Simak or get bored with him, but I'm a sucker for his optimistic humanism. I enjoyed Childhood's End for the same qualities, although it is less preachy, whereas Simak's preachiness is tolerable because he conveys the urgency of his fears for the future so well. His worries are palpable, even to this Gen-Xer. And what a great premise! Who doesn't want an alien to join them for coffee from time to time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com