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I had a nice day out with my husband. We drove to Weeks Bay and then to a couple of other parks. I‘d wanted to visit the pitcher plant bog, but it‘s closed — they‘re doing construction on the boardwalks. We listened to Way Station, which we are loving, and I listened to The Mystery Writer on my #audiowalk

Sorry I'm a couple of days late with the mid-month check-in. Hopefully, everyone was able to get a copy of Way Station, and is either enjoying it now (like myself) or has already finished it. Remember May's reading selection is Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. It's a little more contemporary than the last two books, but it is a classic in the cyberpunk sub-genre of SF.
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Unknown to the rest of Earth's inhabitants, Enoch Wallace is looking after a station in a inter-stellar transportation network but affairs on Earth and in the Galactic Council are coming to a crisis.

This was a pioneering work of pastoral science fiction which still exerts its quiet attraction with on one level weird and wonderful goings-on but on another an uneventful slice of life until the last 1/3 of the book.

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This is April's selection for #ClassicSFBC @RamsFan1963

It is a good combo of hard Sci-Fi and Space Opera. The story was thoughtful done and a slow ride as the author builds the tension to the conclusion. I see why this one won a Hugo award. A must read for Sci-Fi fans. 4⭐️

5 ⭐️s
After my first Simak merely a week ago, I was nervous about how much I might like this one. I ADORE it! It‘s a library copy but I love it so much it‘s been added to my list of books to buy for my collection. Enoch is such a wonderful protagonist. Just enough of the old fashioned without being a patriarchal ass. His relationships with all the supporting characters were so lovely. I will absolutely be picking up more Simak in the future!

(1963) Joining the #ClassicLSFBC this month, and I'm glad I did. I remember trying to read Way Station in my early teens and running out of interest early. And though I still see why -- there's little of the peril and rapid pacing that defined a good read for me then -- man, was I wrong about this. It's thoughtful and humane and just lovely, a sort of proto-cozy sf, and I wonder what else I've missed from Simak.

1. After being unemployed for a month or so, I'm back to work. Not the greatest job, but it pays the bills.
2. Ice tea or Starbuck's Doubleshot coffee drinks
3. I use a bookmark.
4. Tagged

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Ahh 😌 I love the quietness of Simak's writing. He deals with big questions calmly, he's enchanting and optimistic, but tinged with sadness, opening majestic vistas while acknowledging the transitoriness of life and the inevitability of change. I think the sadness is in the limitedness of individual experience, the optimism in the potential of collective growth, and his magic is in seeking to reconcile us to both realities.

Hello fellow #ClassicLSFBC readers! Happy Easter!
Tomorrow is April 1st, so it's time to put the unpleasant memories of Dhalgren behind us, and look forward to April's selection, Way Station by Clifford D. Simak. I've read several Simak novels, but never this one. I'm looking forward to a lighter and shorter reading experience than our last selection.
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My copy of Way Station came in the mail today. I got it off ebay for about $6 so I won't complain too much, but it is a pretty ratty copy. Its readable but not something I'd keep in my collection. Either way, I'm ready for April's #ClassicLSFBC read.

#acrossapril April 13: departure

There are lots of arrivals and departures in Way Station.

Bonus, Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent departed Earth in HHGTTG.

An interesting read, thoughtful and not so much about the tech. Would be fairly accessible for someone new to sci-fi.

Had to show my book/bookmark synchronicity; the sprayed edges of the book perfectly match the ruby on my Indexers' Society of Canada bookmark.

#24b4Monday - my timer deleted at some point & then I forgot to turn it on again (although I swear I turned it on). 🤦🏼‍♀️ So I‘m guesstimating today‘s time. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I think 14.24 hrs total.

As for Way Station, WOW! What a read! Published in 1963, this book was ahead of its time. Easy to see why it won the Hugo & why Mr. Simak was a Grand Master of SciFi & Fantasy. Thank you again @cobwebmoth for including this in my #staycationintime swap. 😘

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1. Much better than expected considering I started off the year in a terrible reading slump! I‘ve had to increase my goal twice. I‘m at 102 and hope to get a few more in September with this weekend‘s #24b4Monday readathon.
2. I‘ve written 2 novels (unpublished) and am currently competing in a flash fiction short story writing challenge. 🤞🏻
3. Grunge
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It's 1960s America and Earth still thinks it's alone in the galaxy but on a farm in the mid west Enoch has for a 100 years been the keeper of Earth's only galactic transfer station.

Won the Hugo in 1964 and so though it's a classic and maybe one of the first about transfer/travel stations it's a bit dated and at sometimes a little too philosophical. Overall a pick.

#QuotsyFeb19 Day 20: #Alien is what we all are, as we belong to the stars. I haven‘t read this novel yet, but based on Litsy Reviews, the response has been somewhat lackluster.

"...the Earth was now on the galactic charts, a way station for people traveling star to star. Strangers once, but now there were no strangers. There were no such things as strangers. In whatever form, with whatever purpose, all of them were people."

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Yep, this lived up to the hype! Simak could have expanded the story a bit, as I was left with several questions. Still, I really enjoyed it! 💜

"Earth's one great accomplishment." ☕☕☕

Just starting this sci-fi classic 👽👽👽