A review by silvae
Eine Handvoll Venus und ehrbare Kaufleute by C.M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl

3.0

The groundwork for the dystopian dynamics of Heechee Saga are laid here but examined through a far less grim lense. I was glad to find Pohl more in his element in this satirical view on consumerism; he also had far fewer chances to be sexist, homophobic and just weird about underage girls in general, so I had a good time. Not sure I enjoyed it enough to read/listen to the sequel, but nonetheless I had fun while tidying my flat and that's all I want out of scifi at it's core.