A review by ronpayne
Gateway by Frederik Pohl

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 A sci-fi in which we follow an intensely unlikable character as he escapes an overpopulated earth to join speculators in using abandoned alien tech to travel to other worlds at great risk to find their fortunes. Kind of disappointing for a Hugo/Nebula/Locus award winning novel. The ending had an interesting twist, but overall the book was more about the main character’s outdated Freudian psychosexual hang-ups and therapy than it was about exploring alien worlds.