Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
A one-of-a-kind bar with a colorful batch of regulars who tell stories, exchange terrible puns, and meet strangers—human and alien alike—who are drawn to this 'saloon' where "shared pain is lessened, shared joy is increased.""If one were given the task of creating Spider Robinson from scratch,...
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A one-of-a-kind bar with a colorful batch of regulars who tell stories, exchange terrible puns, and meet strangers—human and alien alike—who are drawn to this 'saloon' where "shared pain is lessened, shared joy is increased.""If one were given the task of creating Spider Robinson from scratch, the best way to do it would be to snatch James Joyce from history, force-feed him Marx Brothers films and good jazz for the better part of a decade, then turn him loose on a world badly in need of a look at itself."- The Vancouver Sun
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780441090433 (0441090435)
Publish date: October 15th 1987
Publisher: Ace
Pages no: 170
Edition language: English
Series: Callahan's -3 (#1)
Definitely shows it age in a few points, and I was tempted to ding it for that, but over all decided to keep it as is.
This is a collection of short stories tied together by the setting which happens to be a saloon, Callahan's Crosstime Sallon. People find Callahan's place if they're in need of a little spiritual/emotional healing, effectively when life's been a bit unkind and they need a bit of a boost. Everybody h...
3.5 stars for Callahan's Crosstime Saloon. I really enjoyed the idea of a place where people (human or non-human) can go to let out their deepest and darkest fears, sorrows, and regrets, and receive (in exchange for a little penance) absolution, understanding, and friendship.Spider Robinson's prose...
this wasn't what I expected at all, but it was fine for what it was. A little too happy-In my experience, bars and drunks aren't really like that...lol
Enjoyable short stories, but not quite riveting or deeply involving. Robinson originally wrote these stories as a sort of serial for Analog magazine, and as a group, they show that heritage. Part of what works for them is the mood, a positive, friendly, "we welcome all" vibe with a little bit of acc...
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