Reviews - 2001: Odissea nello spazio

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2001: Odissea nello spazio

Stanley Kubrick, Bruno Oddera, Arthur C. Clarke

4.03 AVERAGE

kat_pants's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Content Warnings

austin_b_64's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lovedabooks123's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

estranger0's review against another edition

4.0

2001: A Space Odyssey is the name of my favorite movie. The first time I watched it I realized that there was a novel that was being written the same time the movie was being produced. However, I didn’t care about books back then and disregarded the information. Now I love books more than anything.

2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the most captivating science-fiction books that I have ever read. The language of Clarke is absolutely stellar, as an author he is able to engage the reader in his world while also forcing the reader to pry open their imagination, demanding full attention and creativity. Besides from Clarke’s excellent writing, he’s excellent at world-building and creating a vibrant atmosphere, which is shown throughout the multiple parts of the novel ranging from the ominous and mysterious dawn of man to the epic and climatic birth of the star-child.

However, notwithstanding Clarke’s near-mastery of science-fiction logic and readability, I don’t think a book like 2001: A Space Odyssey could have ever satisfied me as a reader since I had already seen the movie multiple times, thus making my expectations for the novel very high. The scope of Clarke’s book isn’t large enough to capture the magnificence and atmosphere of the movie, which, to be fair. is extremely harder for a book to achieve than a film.

Anyway, Clarke’s rendition of extremely profound and compelling story is still magnificent and exceptional. Clarke’s consciousness as an author and the social commentary of society’s dependence on technology as well of the limits of our knowledge and its pursuit are two excellent features that this books already magical quality come with.

meghana34's review against another edition

3.0

Something I struggle with as a reader (and occasional reviewer) is rating books, because what should I judge and how am I qualified to do so? Do I think objectively about technical skill or elaborate on my personal opinions? I don't know, so I'll just go with a fairly neutral three-star rating for now.

This book is certainly extraordinarily well-written with its detailed descriptions of spaceflight, to the point where it could have easily been written last year as opposed to 1968. But not only do I judge books by technical skill, I also think about how much I learned (for nonfiction) and how enjoyable it was to read (for both fiction and nonfiction, although less so for the latter).

This book doesn't perform well with the final criteria. I don't have any innate interest in space and probably wouldn't have picked this up if it hadn't been recommended to me, so this rating is actually reflective of my lack of compatibility with the subject matter. Again, it's well-written, so if you think you'd enjoy it you probably would.