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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
medium-paced
slow-paced
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed re-reading Solaris, this time for a book club. It is a good one for generating discussion and original in the alien described. This is one of the few, maybe the only piece of fiction I've encountered with a truly alien...alien. Although, I found the invented history of research surrounding the alien planet interesting, it sometimes went on for longer than I could focus.
Spoiler
This was a very interesting concept, and I had no idea from start to finish where the story was going to end up. The comparison between the men studying Solaris and those sent on religious pilgrimages was really striking. Men tend to explore not to seek knowledge and understanding, but to impose their own beliefs and worldview onto their subjects. This is evident in the way Kris chooses to stay on Solaris at the end of the novel in hopes of being able to relive and re-do his past despite the planet itself having learned all it could from him. To truly learn from Solaris, Kris must learn to turn inward rather than closing his eyes to the truth of his own nature and that of his alien counterpart.
Solaris è al centro degli studi cent’anni e ha prodotto una biblioteca borgesiana di ipotesi sulla sua natura, ma quando Chris arriva alla stazione sospesa la trova quasi vuota, con uno scienziato che si è tolto la vita e tutti i robot disattivati.
Sullo sfondo dell’oceano intelligente con le sue creazioni plasmatiche gigantesche e senza scopo umanamente comprensibile si presenta la tragedia personale di Chris, il ritorno della moglie morta suicida, Harey. È una riproduzione per mano del pianeta, ma ne è consapevole? Che scopo ha? Una tragedia infinitesimamente piccola davanti a uno spettacolo sovrumano.
Lem si perde volentieri in digressioni scientifiche e filosofiche sulla natura stessa di queste ipotesi. Ci si aspetta il Contatto, la risposta alle grandi domande, invece si viene posti davanti a un riflesso sul proprio subconscio con l’azione contenuta in un costante clima di paranoia. È un libro meraviglioso di cui porterò l’ultima frase con me per sempre.
Sullo sfondo dell’oceano intelligente con le sue creazioni plasmatiche gigantesche e senza scopo umanamente comprensibile si presenta la tragedia personale di Chris, il ritorno della moglie morta suicida, Harey. È una riproduzione per mano del pianeta, ma ne è consapevole? Che scopo ha? Una tragedia infinitesimamente piccola davanti a uno spettacolo sovrumano.
Lem si perde volentieri in digressioni scientifiche e filosofiche sulla natura stessa di queste ipotesi. Ci si aspetta il Contatto, la risposta alle grandi domande, invece si viene posti davanti a un riflesso sul proprio subconscio con l’azione contenuta in un costante clima di paranoia
Spoiler
, che a parte per l’annientamento di Harey non si traduce mai in una minaccia concreta: alla fine c’è solo Chris sulle sponde di Solaris che riflette sulla sua solitudine, insignificante rispetto al restoSpoiler
Non ne avevo la minima idea, e tuttavia continuavo a credere fermamente che il tempo dei miracoli crudeli non fosse finito.
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Solaris is the story of three scientists grappling with an extraterrestrial intelligence, their own subconsciouses, and the meaning of humanity.
This book is not what I was expecting. At times extremely tense and often comedic in an odd, dark way. The story and the questions posed throughout the book will be on my mind for a while. I would definitely recommend this to fans of science fiction, but I caution readers to visit Solaris with an open mind.
My only qualm is that there are issues with the Kilmartin and Cox translation, and I wish I had the ability to read the original Polish version!
This book is not what I was expecting. At times extremely tense and often comedic in an odd, dark way. The story and the questions posed throughout the book will be on my mind for a while. I would definitely recommend this to fans of science fiction, but I caution readers to visit Solaris with an open mind.
My only qualm is that there are issues with the Kilmartin and Cox translation, and I wish I had the ability to read the original Polish version!