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A Way Home (1955)

by Theodore Sturgeon

Other authors: Groff Conklin (Editor)

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A Sci-Fi classic republished for the next generation of readers. SUPPOSE...A COLLEGE PROFESSOR HEARS TWO CO-EDS IN A CAT-FIGHT OVER A MAN...AND FINDS A WAY TO CONQUER THE WORLD? SOME VISITORS FROM SPACE SHOW UP AND SOLVE A LOVE TRIANGLE INVOLVING TWO WOMEN AND ONE MAN? THE MAN IN THE FIRST FLYING SAUCER TURNS OUT TO BE KIN TO THE KID NEXT DOOR? With sky-high imagination and chilling impact, Theodore Sturgeon, one of the most popular science-fiction writers today, in these stories takes you into worlds of startling and fantastic adventure.… (more)
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Per le raccolte di racconti Urania leggo i racconti in ordine sparso e li recensirò singolarmente.
Al momento ho letto:

- L'ultima risata (2.5/5) - Piuttosto blanda, sia in termini di originalità della trama sia nella progressione. Finale scontato, morale un po' troppo "da ragazzini". Sarebbe interessante rileggere la storia una seconda volta con un punto di vista antropologico, sostituendo gli alieni venusiani alle popolazioni del cosiddetto terzo mondo, che come umanità abbiamo soggiogato, sterminato, derubato; proprio come i protagonisti hanno intenzione di fare con gli abitanti di Marte. Prendersi le loro risorse con le buone o con le cattive, proprio come facevano i nostri antenati. Credo però che l'intento di Sturgeon fosse banalmente raccontare di una storia "morale" con tema lo scherno verso il prossimo. La target audience qui si palesa come molto più giovane di me, forse per questo non mi ha soddisfatto appieno. Però il racconto è breve e scritto bene, come gli altri.
- Il giocattolo di Mewhu (2/5) - Idea e trama quasi inesistente, intreccio fin troppo lineare. Abbastanza statico. Finale iper-prevedibile. Racconto figlio certamente del suo tempo, ma sapendo che Sturgeon ha prodotto storie ben più sostanziose questa non regge il confronto. Tuttavia mi sento di assegnare un punto in più per l'ironia e la capacità tecnica di scrittura dell'autore, che tutto sommato fanno scorrere via il tutto piuttosto agevolmente.
- Il tuono e le rose (NC) - Abbandonato per ora, non mi ha coinvolto: narrazione lenta e prima metà confusa. Forse ci ritornerò più avanti, perché tutti sembrano concordare nelle altre recensioni che questo sia uno dei migliori della raccolta...
- Chi? (4/5) - Racconto veramente bello. Idea tutto sommato originale o al limite originale nello sviluppo della vicenda. Il finale voleva essere ad effetto, ancora una volta, ma si dimostra molto prevedibile, tuttavia è si esaurisce con cautela e non lascia il lettore in sospeso (lo trovo un punto a favore). Decisamente interessante la prosa tutta in seconda persona: questo forse l'elemento che mi ha tenuto più incollato al testo. Altrettanto interessante la maniera in cui viene messa al centro della narrazione la figura inanimata della paratia che funge in un certo senso da rielaborazione del Mito della Caverna di Platone.
Letto d'un fiato, corto ma incisivo.

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  AsdMinghe | Jun 4, 2023 |
We have a couple of book boxes in our neighbourhood, small contraptions where people leave books that they no longer want and other people pick them up; it’s a nice way to keep books in circulation for free. The other week, my husband came across Theodore Sturgeon’s “A Way Home” in one of the boxes and brought it home. This is a collection of nine short stories dating between 1946 and 1955, published in book form in 1956. I’ve always loved Sturgeon’s writing, although of course it can feel a little dated now (all the females in the stories are, at one point or another, referred to as “girls” despite being fully adult); he always had a great deal of compassion for and simple humanity toward his characters, such that even the most “science” heavy parts of his science fiction were leavened by a real feeling of love for humans. In this collection, I only knew “The Hurkle Is a Happy Beast” (bouncy, lovely!) and “Tiny and the Monster” (about a boy and his dog and an alien, among other things), but all of the tales are up to the high standards of this author. Back in the 1980s, a specialty press began reprinting all of Sturgeon’s work in very handsome hardcover limited editions, and I’ve always been sorry that I couldn’t afford to buy them then; however, when I can stumble upon a collection like this, it always makes me happy - recommended! ( )
  thefirstalicat | Sep 5, 2018 |
Me gusta el estilo de Sturgeon escribiendo. Lo encuentro muy vivo, imaginativo y personal. Partimos de ahí.

Esta antología de relatos tal vez no guarde una extraordinaria calidad que la señalen como "imprescindible", pero he leído todos sus relatos con gusto y brindándome variados momentos, desde divertidos a reflexivos, por lo que bien puedo decir que me mereció la pena su lectura.

Puedes darle una oportunidad, sin problema.
Mi reseña completa aquí.
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  LuisBermer | Sep 2, 2018 |
A very constistent collection of Sturgeon short stories, none of which are disappointing and a couple of which are truly superb. Sturgeon frequently makes you work to figure out what is going on in his stories, and focuses much more on emotional content than action. And while there is plently of science content in some of these stories, they are generally more left-brained than right-. I found "Hurricane Trio" to be one of the more memorable short stories I have ever read, a simple yet emotionally powerful story with an alien twist. ( )
  clong | Dec 29, 2007 |
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A Sci-Fi classic republished for the next generation of readers. SUPPOSE...A COLLEGE PROFESSOR HEARS TWO CO-EDS IN A CAT-FIGHT OVER A MAN...AND FINDS A WAY TO CONQUER THE WORLD? SOME VISITORS FROM SPACE SHOW UP AND SOLVE A LOVE TRIANGLE INVOLVING TWO WOMEN AND ONE MAN? THE MAN IN THE FIRST FLYING SAUCER TURNS OUT TO BE KIN TO THE KID NEXT DOOR? With sky-high imagination and chilling impact, Theodore Sturgeon, one of the most popular science-fiction writers today, in these stories takes you into worlds of startling and fantastic adventure.

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