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City

Clifford D. Simak

Start date: May 1, 2023

Finish date: May 31, 2023

Discussion: Science Fiction and Fantasy

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Jul 19, 2022 Natalie rated it liked it

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This set of 8 stories had robots, talking dogs, and cities far in the future but it didn't seem so much like a work of science fiction. The Webster family sets the humans on a course to discover new things in the future. Jenkins the robot is bright and talkative and helps to steer a course into the future as well. Nathanial, the talking dog, has insight into people and how they behave.
The first couple stories were a bit slow and confusing, but the later stories had a clear story line and interes ...more

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Feb 24, 2012 Tom Britz rated it it was amazing

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This has been a reread of the classic fix-up novel, City by Clifford D. Simak. It's built up of stories that were published back in the mid 1940's with a short introduction to each chapter. According to the novel, each of the stories were dog myths of a time long gone. Dogs no longer remember man and thing they are themselves the supreme intelligence. The book covers tens of thousands of years and unfortunately is not a glorification of man, nor much else from the planet Earth. Man has had his r ...more

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Jul 08, 2024 Michelle rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Fantastic classic sci-fi. It is slow and dry, but given the premise (history/mythology stories told by dogs), that style makes sense. Says a lot about humanity, warfare/violence, philosophy, potential development of technology/societies/capabilities, etc. You can really tell the author loved dogs, that shines through. Great old-sci-fi-style robot & space-travel ideas. (view spoiler) ...more

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