6/23/2023 0 Comments Gateway pohlSmall surprise then, that Gateway, written when he was a positively spritely 60-something bursts with energy, anger, intelligence and fierce, warm humanity. Pohl has still got the rage – a fact which seems all the more impressive considering he's 92. Look also at the numerous pieces on contemporary politics and soak up Pohl's delight at the energy of the Occupy movement and his horror at the evils of the US Republican party. The attractions range from short sharp pieces on what the demise of the clothes peg can tell us about US civilisation, to surprising factoids, to reminiscences about the Reverend Moon and arcology. It does contain plenty of intriguing notes from Pohl's career as a science fiction editor and touching tributes to the writers he knew, but like most of the best blogs, The Way The Future Blogs becomes truly interesting when it veers away from its purported subject to whatever else appeals to its author's questing and curious intelligence. The Way The Future Blogs is ostensibly an online memoir. To get a sense of the appeal of Frederik Pohl's 1977 Hugo winner, Gateway, have a look at what the author is up to at the moment.
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