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the fool known as Man is too slow to learn, too fast on the draw, too committed to staying still. the man known as Enoch Wallace stays to watch and mind the way, to live and so learn, to dream beyond those fools known as Men. but he is a man still, and a loyal one, to Men. he'll learn and he'll fight for them, his fellows, living beside them but always aside from them, in his lonely way station, his alien friends coming and going and seldom returning. he'll mind that way and he'll chart the fall
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4.0 to 4.5 stars. Clifford Simak deserves to be remembered along side the giants of Science Fiction writers. His unique blend of pastoral settings, "middle America" characters and deeply emotional plots that explore important questions about the human condition is something special and places him firmly within the "must read" category. This is arguably his finest novel (along with the excellent City) and I highly recommend it.
Winner: Hugo Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1964) ...more
Winner: Hugo Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1964) ...more
A thought provoking, Hugo award winning novel by a Grand Master of science fiction, this novels harkens to the Golden Age of SF. It is a terse, third person exploration of what to means to be human and alienated at the same time. Reading this for the 1st in my autumn years, it brings back the need to escape from Earth and from the adolescent that is mankind. I am left full of if onlys. Tis not your typical SF from any period.
In 1977 Clifford Simak became the third Grand Master of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. His book Way Station was written in 1963 and is still revenant today. In the book we follow Enoch, how is the stationmaster for a Way Station on Earth. He know what is out in the universe but other people on Earth do not. He feels that life will continue for him for years but then something unexpected happens putting the station at risk. A interesting take on humans and how we act. The boo
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Re-read starting today. Audible.com had a sale on this one and I thought I'd give it a try again. I recently had a positive experience with another re-read from my youth.
This is a classic read. It has held up extremely well given it was written in 63. He doesn't try and explain the technology so he doesn't date himself. The romantic element was a little forced, but I think he wanted us to sympathize with the protagonist.
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This is a classic read. It has held up extremely well given it was written in 63. He doesn't try and explain the technology so he doesn't date himself. The romantic element was a little forced, but I think he wanted us to sympathize with the protagonist.
Bitter sweet ending, but again classic! ...more
An interesting story about a man who runs a way station on earth. A way station is a cosmic bus stop.
This book ages well; recommended
Aug 31, 2008
Richard
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Feb 11, 2009
Erich Franz Linner-Guzmann
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it was amazing
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