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Fact: Hugo Review by Andy Thomaswick 02:20
Interview: StarShipSofa Stories Vol 3 Gregory Frost 08:45
Main Fiction: The Big Trip Up Yonder by Kurt Vonnegut 23:50
Interview: Mike Allen 44:00
I am a big fan of The Yiddish Policemen’s Union and heartily recommend it I’ve not read any other Chabon, so I wonder if anyone has a view as to what other works are worth reading?
The main story was originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction in 1954 according to Wikipedia, and was later collected under a different title (Tomorrow, tomorrow, and tomorrow) in Welcome to the Monkey House, although it looks like Vonnegut updated it a little (the family’s name changes from Ford to Schwartz) – perhaps that is why the original copyright was allowed to lapse? For any who are insterested, there is one other story by Vonnegut in Gutenberg, 2 B R 0 2 B, which also deals with overpopulatino, but from a different point of view.
I really enjoiyed The Big Trip Up Yonder – it’s a great story and the narration was superb. Coincidentally, I have 2 B R 0 2 B on my phone at the moment and am intending to read it next.
I have to admit that The Yiddish Policemen’s Union didn’t really work for me at all. But, from Andy’s review, I suspect this may be largely down to me missing a lot of the cultural references.
Not sure if it was quite “Hugo-grade” to me, but I really liked The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, it was a great premise and I wish there was more smart, well written alternate history. I listened to the audiobook of Gentlemen of the Road, really liked that one as well.
When I was listening to The Big Trip Up Yonder, I couldn’t help picturing the story being illustrated by Crumb.
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