I first read this book around 7th grade. I couldn't for the life of me remember the name, but the book stuck with me all these years. So happy I found it.
This was the first Simak book that I read. I have read it many times. His pastoral works are very relaxing. I love the characters and their interactions. The story has a haunting quality, a sense of loneliness that is somehow comforting.
I’ve read this book a dozen times, starting as a child maybe 10. Rough childhood drove me into reading fantasy at an early age and for some reason this book was just a cozy story for late night escapism. The one I read had a wonderful cover showing the mysterious but beautiful blue cube.
I also found this book young. I was in detention for 3 days straight and found it in a stack of books and fell in love w it. I had the same 1 u did i think. Jurgens pouring tea and lansing standing there looking at the cube w the brigadier and parson in background if i remember right.
Same. When I was a kid and this was brand new, the grocery store was the only place in town that sold books and this had the cube and the robot and I blew my whole allowance on it. Which meant I read it multiple times until it fell apart. Delighted to find this and to see that the novel still holds up.
Truley a fantastic storey of adventure and people. If you every read one sifi book let this be tbe one. Wish they had made it into a film. I have started a facebook group to share artwork about this story.
Sure it had no genius storytelling and doesn't make sense if you think about it much, but it's the kind of story I like sometimes. Easy to follow with mysterious surprises. [SPOILER ALERT] I just wonder why he never explained what the howler was.
Because of romantic love any qualms about whether an end justifies the means is forgotten. Personally I believe nature should be allowed to take its course for humanity, you can't tinker with it without being burned.
So many questions these not very bright people didn't ask the landlord and landlady such as how do you know our names. Where do you spend the gold and get your supplies.. there must be a civilisation there.. all most annoying
Agree. Unfortunately, I find these kind of obvious absences most impeding to my fuller enjoyment of either written or AV materials. Though such inclusion can never be exhaustive, I believe that the relative absence of obvious absences contributes a great deal to the quality of the work.
I first read this book around 7th grade. I couldn't for the life of me remember the name, but the book stuck with me all these years. So happy I found it.
This was the first Simak book that I read. I have read it many times. His pastoral works are very relaxing. I love the characters and their interactions. The story has a haunting quality, a sense of loneliness that is somehow comforting.
I’ve read this book a dozen times, starting as a child maybe 10. Rough childhood drove me into reading fantasy at an early age and for some reason this book was just a cozy story for late night escapism. The one I read had a wonderful cover showing the mysterious but beautiful blue cube.
Oh, I enjoyed the reading.
I also found this book young. I was in detention for 3 days straight and found it in a stack of books and fell in love w it. I had the same 1 u did i think. Jurgens pouring tea and lansing standing there looking at the cube w the brigadier and parson in background if i remember right.
I'm right there with you man
Same. When I was a kid and this was brand new, the grocery store was the only place in town that sold books and this had the cube and the robot and I blew my whole allowance on it. Which meant I read it multiple times until it fell apart. Delighted to find this and to see that the novel still holds up.
This was one of the first Simak books I ever read. The imagery really got into my head.
Truley a fantastic storey of adventure and people. If you every read one sifi book let this be tbe one. Wish they had made it into a film. I have started a facebook group to share artwork about this story.
I thought it was the poorest simak novel I've ever read
Thank You 🔷
Theodore sturgeon is one of my faves as well
Thank you !!!
Sure it had no genius storytelling and doesn't make sense if you think about it much, but it's the kind of story I like sometimes. Easy to follow with mysterious surprises.
[SPOILER ALERT]
I just wonder why he never explained what the howler was.
Because of romantic love any qualms about whether an end justifies the means is forgotten. Personally I believe nature should be allowed to take its course for humanity, you can't tinker with it without being burned.
Where's the fun in that ?
So many questions these not very bright people didn't ask the landlord and landlady such as how do you know our names. Where do you spend the gold and get your supplies.. there must be a civilisation there.. all most annoying
Agree. Unfortunately, I find these kind of obvious absences most impeding to my fuller enjoyment of either written or AV materials. Though such inclusion can never be exhaustive, I believe that the relative absence of obvious absences contributes a great deal to the quality of the work.
@@maitlandbowen5969 well that was relatively relative
@@maitlandbowen5969 haaa and I thought I was an arse 😄👍
I want to go on a journey just like this....the one I'm currently on is not to my liking....