I cannot tell you how happy I am that Mr. Simak's stories have stayed with us all this time. So ahead of his time while at the same time being so right and perfect in all times. I wonder what he's doing now?
He died 32 years ago. Clifford Donald Simak (August 3, 1904 - April 25, 1988) was an American science fiction writer. He won three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award.[2][3] The Science Fiction Writers of America made him its third SFWA Grand Master,[4] and the Horror Writers Association made him one of three inaugural winners of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.[5] Wikipedia
The first science fiction story I remember reading was "Crying Jag" by Simak. It was in a The Worlds of If magazine. My Dad's friend had a bunch of these and other magazines. I was hooked and have been ever since.
Thanks for the very engaging audio book! Interesting that this book, published in 1961, starts off with a man projecting his mind using a machine to enhance the telepathic projection. Also this book has a plot focusing the impending or inevitable conflict between the "normals" and the "paries" (or however it is spelled). Then in 1963 X-men is published, which has exactly the same components but much more stylized. After all "mutant" and "X-men" sound a lot cooler! I wonder if Stan Lee and/or Jack Kirby drew directly from this book, or if it's such a common us/them supernatural theme that this wasn't necessary. Either way, I really enjoyed this book!
I've enjoyed every novel written by Simak that I've either listened to or read, but I did not enjoy "Time Is the Simplest Thing". The writing was sophomoric in many instances and the reader's cadence was especially irritating. And the title strikes me as being misleading considering the plot.
I did and slept just fine. "The Big Back Yard" is a Simak story that appears in anthologies. It got me to be a fan of Simak. He was a reporter or newspaper editor, I believe.
@@rogercraven2667 Likely not; this book was one of the most influential in my whole life. If anyone ever asks me about the paranormal, I point them to this gem of a novel. As it happens however, I am a professional public speaker--a university instructor---and although I enjoy this reader's style, I can match it. Be that as it may, I have my own novels to narrate first.
Ever eat at a truck stop counter and a route driver next to you notices you've glanced at his textbook-perfect "up" eggs and immediately and with a grimace knifes and forks said eggs into an unrecognizable melange? Certainly an anthropological attention-getter.
Why diss Trump when you're such a prime target! What do you say to quitting commenting on good Science Fiction imbecile? Do you even know who Clifford D Simak is? I've heard it said that "The more you bring to Simaks work, the more you can take away from it" I think you're an illiterate troll
I cannot tell you how happy I am that Mr. Simak's stories have stayed with us all this time. So ahead of his time while at the same time being so right and perfect in all times. I wonder what he's doing now?
He died 32 years ago. Clifford Donald Simak (August 3, 1904 - April 25, 1988) was an American science fiction writer. He won three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award.[2][3] The Science Fiction Writers of America made him its third SFWA Grand Master,[4] and the Horror Writers Association made him one of three inaugural winners of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.[5] Wikipedia
@@ChristineCarmichaelphysteacher wow... just wow 👍
You mean he will have died in 1988 and always will have died then.@@ChristineCarmichaelphysteacher
I read this book 📖 four times at age fourteen.
Then my dog 🐕 ate it.
Simak was excellent
Dog had taste for good literature.
What music did you play at the Dog's funeral?
this is the book that tuned me on to SI-FI the concept of mind exchange blew my six year old mind!
Nice!😊
The first science fiction story I remember reading was "Crying Jag" by Simak. It was in a The Worlds of If magazine. My Dad's friend had a bunch of these and other magazines. I was hooked and have been ever since.
Always enjoyed Clifford D.Simak books
This was one of my favorite scifi books when I was a little kid. It made a lasting impression on me!!!
yup same here. granted i am a 90s kid but my gramps had all the old time radio and books in the garage.
A couple minutes in and I am already captivated by the preamble.
What? I wrote that ⬆️three years ago? I must have forgotten to listen to the rest because I don't remember this story at all. But I do love it.
Thank you for this.
a great writer he is truly missed !
Thanks for the very engaging audio book! Interesting that this book, published in 1961, starts off with a man projecting his mind using a machine to enhance the telepathic projection. Also this book has a plot focusing the impending or inevitable conflict between the "normals" and the "paries" (or however it is spelled). Then in 1963 X-men is published, which has exactly the same components but much more stylized. After all "mutant" and "X-men" sound a lot cooler!
I wonder if Stan Lee and/or Jack Kirby drew directly from this book, or if it's such a common us/them supernatural theme that this wasn't necessary.
Either way, I really enjoyed this book!
Nice tale. I've read hundreds of si fi books... From Asimov to Edgar Rice Buros... Not to mention Superman!!!
I have inadvertently left out hundreds of other authors that have opened my imagination!
One of my first SF novels I read and really understood as pre teenager.
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💙💙💙thank you
Spoiler alert.. How many of you who have read thousands of books and seen thousands of movies was a a little suspicious of that robe???
Cannot think of another book or any film where the hero was attacked by a sleeping bag
I admit I wasn't suspicious of it even though it seemed obvious looking back.
43 minutes ish. Nail hit firmly on head.
Im 1.15 in and its a great listen :-) Very clever story... Give it a try and you wont regret it !!
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I've enjoyed every novel written by Simak that I've either listened to or read, but I did not enjoy "Time Is the Simplest Thing". The writing was sophomoric in many instances and the reader's cadence was especially irritating. And the title strikes me as being misleading considering the plot.
I guess you missed the part where the Pinkness manipulates time to save Blaine from capture. 😉
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Wait... is he talking about his mother-in-law?
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This book is interesting, part of it seems
to me a description of scientism
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3:34 I woke up to this horrible voice - don't use this book to fall asleep.
I did and slept just fine. "The Big Back Yard" is a Simak story that appears in anthologies. It got me to be a fan of Simak. He was a reporter or newspaper editor, I believe.
I've got a copy of this in my library. Anyone interested in a version read by a professional?
Do it
I'm not sure but it seems as though you're just being a dick.
@@rogercraven2667 Likely not; this book was one of the most influential in my whole life. If anyone ever asks me about the paranormal, I point them to this gem of a novel. As it happens however, I am a professional public speaker--a university instructor---and although I enjoy this reader's style, I can match it. Be that as it may, I have my own novels to narrate first.
It appears that the reader is professional enough.
@@rogercraven2667 definitely a dick.
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I enjoyed it. The reader was good but had the annoying habit of taking a sharp intake of breath before each sentence Thanks for uploading
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Ever eat at a truck stop counter and a route driver next to you notices you've glanced at his textbook-perfect "up" eggs and immediately and with a grimace knifes and forks said eggs into an unrecognizable melange? Certainly an anthropological attention-getter.
No dissing Trump here or I will smash you!
Jim Taggert Trumphs an imbecile
Why diss Trump when you're such a prime target! What do you say to quitting commenting on good Science Fiction imbecile? Do you even know who Clifford D Simak is? I've heard it said that "The more you bring to Simaks work, the more you can take away from it" I think you're an illiterate troll
What does Trump have to do with this story? This is a Science Fiction Book.
@@GeorgeJansen obviously your gene pool is a stagnant is a stagnant puddle.
@@davidridgway7175 a dick head calling others a troll halarious.
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