Waystation City

by A.T. Greenblatt, LeVar Burton (Narrator)

Adrift in a mysterious time and place, and with the ground roiling and churning beneath their feet, a brother and sister try to return home to 1970s London.

Genres: Fiction, Audiobook, Fantasy, Short Stories, Science Fiction

1 pages, Audiobook

First published January 1, 2023

Reviews

[Chrysten McNiel · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.0⭐“One day they would find a ticket, or a letter, or a map with instructions on how to leave the city and return to their own time and place—everyone in Waystation City did eventually.”
**mild content spoilers**

♡ LBR 2023 ♡

I am so, SO happy to plug in with these stories again on LeVar Burton Reads.. I was behind, but I’m finally caught up. Is this our last episode of the season?

I love a good port-in-the-storm story, and even though this is more of an eclectic limbo, I really appreciated the themes of identity and journey. I once watched an interesting TedTalk by Anil Ananthaswamy who discussed how our self feels stable and concrete, but up against memory loss or other brain traumas, the self can become nebulous—specifically how we relate to ourselves, and experience ourselves. Ananthasawmy reminded us that though memory and a sense of self can be compromised, who we are is always still whole. That’s a beautiful sentiment to me. We may lose parts of ourselves, but we can always find little islands to land on for a bit of purchase. There’s a lot of waystations in the world…but I believe there’s always a way to come home. Even in little ways. Keep finding ourselves.

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Goodreads Official Star Representation
5 - It was amazing
4 - I really liked it
3 - I liked it
2 - It was okay
1 - Did not like it.

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just recently started listening to this podcast and I am so sad that I didn’t know about this sooner because LeVars voice, his enthusiasm, and passion for these short stories is so cozy and comforting.

I love that I am able to listen to a whole story in one podcast and I am able to learn about new authors as well. His analysis on how what the story meant to him is always so interesting to hear because he introduces ideas that even I didn’t think about.

Lovely podcast and I hope that there are more seasons to come.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Change is the only constant in the universe ..." In a city that always changes, do the people who visit there also change? Another charming, somewhat haunting tale narrated by LeVar Burton. I love the commentary afterwards.

[Jennifer Zeman · Rating 5 out of 5]

What may be considered a place of purgatory by some or a waiting room to be reborn. Or, for those who are trapped in the past, fear change, or have no patience for the future, it may lead them to a path of oblivion.

[Carrie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listened to on LeVar Burton Reads podcast

[Ashley Monastra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, interesting little story. Wish I had found this Podcast earlier! It’s wonderful listening to LeVar Burton read!

[Sharifa Hay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a great story!!!

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really liked the worldbuilding in this short. Managed to pack a lot into a short piece, and left me kinda wanting to know more about this particular city.

[Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The only thing that stays the same is change.