Joshua Byrd reviewed Solaris by Stanisław Lem
Review of 'Solaris' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Maybe the best sci fi novel ever written.
216 pages
English language
Published May 16, 1970 by Walker.
Solaris
The cult-classic by Stanislaw Lem that spawned the movie is now available for your Kindle! Until now the only English edition was a 1970 version, which was translated from French and which Lem himself described as a "poor translation." This wonderful new English translation (by Bill Johnston) of Lem's classic Solaris is a must-have for fans of Lem's classic novel.
Telling of humanity's encounter with an alien intelligence on the planet Solaris, the 1961 novel is a cult classic, exploring the ultimate futility of attempting to communicate with extra-terrestrial life.
When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the living physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others examining the planet, Kelvin learns, are plagued with their own repressed and newly corporeal memories. The Solaris ocean may be a massive brain that …
The cult-classic by Stanislaw Lem that spawned the movie is now available for your Kindle! Until now the only English edition was a 1970 version, which was translated from French and which Lem himself described as a "poor translation." This wonderful new English translation (by Bill Johnston) of Lem's classic Solaris is a must-have for fans of Lem's classic novel.
Telling of humanity's encounter with an alien intelligence on the planet Solaris, the 1961 novel is a cult classic, exploring the ultimate futility of attempting to communicate with extra-terrestrial life.
When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the living physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others examining the planet, Kelvin learns, are plagued with their own repressed and newly corporeal memories. The Solaris ocean may be a massive brain that creates these incarnate memories, though its purpose in doing so is unknown, forcing the scientists to shift the focus of their quest and wonder if they can truly understand the universe without first understanding what lies within their hearts.
arpia49 reviewed Solaris by Stanisław Lem (Dzieła / Stanisław Lem -- 10)
Review of 'Solaris' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
There are some good stuff but, honestly, I can't stand the "scientific" bits. Too boring for me.
But all the human (or not human) relationships are good.
I've doubted between 3 or 4 stars.
There are some good stuff but, honestly, I can't stand the "scientific" bits. Too boring for me.
But all the human (or not human) relationships are good.
I've doubted between 3 or 4 stars.
