No, not “mundane”, “pastoral”. Who knew that there was such a thing? I am ashamed to say that I did not (which probably means I have not been paying attention when reading Mr. Clute). I have been educated by Sam Jordison, whose trip through the annals of Hugo Award winners has reached Clifford D Simak’s Way Station. As always, I find Sam’s take on these books very interesting. Read the whole thing here.