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elzemieke_b's review
I chose to write a review because this book does not have many yet and maybe people want a bit more information before starting this book.
This book discusses every planet in the solar system (excluding earth and including vulcan and the asteroid belt). Each chapter represents a planet. The chapters start with a short summary and explanation of the planet itself and what role this planet played in (science finction) novels. It then introduces the author of the featured story, after that the fiction begins.
For my own reference i will give each chapter a rating, to maybe look back on in the future.
1. Mercury: 3/5 not reallly and exciting story but it was interesting and a good start for the book.
2. Vulcan: 5/5 incredible story. The writing style helped me 'see' the story and it made my mouth dry and crave water at certain points. This is what i kind of imagined when visiting an unfamiliar planet and finding life there.
3. Venus: 3/5 this was just too weird for me, the ending was very abrupt and too confusing.
4. Mars: 5/5 also a very interesting story, it got a bit more weird than the others and the ending just leaves so many unanswered questions. Also, the author has humour.
5. ateroid belt: 5/5 This idea for a story is just amazing, i really liked the setting and the idea of a garderner on a lonely asteroid. very open ending with enough room for imagination.
6. jupiter: 4/5 it was an interesting take on outer space stories, the setting was a bit confusing to me (where are they currently and what technology do they use) but the ending and idea were awesome and there's a dog involved which is adorable.
7. saturn: 2/5 did not understand it at all
8. uranus: 1/5 also did not understand and was therefore a long read
9. Neptune: 5/5 amazing story with a happy/closed ending for once, you might want to leave the technological part of it aside but i liked the 'time is moving slower on neptune' trope.
10. pluto: 3/5 a more weird story, the writing style is also a bit confusing to me but i guess that just refelcts the mind of the character (who is left alone on pluto with no chance of getting back and saw his crewmate die). it's a short story and worth a second read but not that exciting.
This book discusses every planet in the solar system (excluding earth and including vulcan and the asteroid belt). Each chapter represents a planet. The chapters start with a short summary and explanation of the planet itself and what role this planet played in (science finction) novels. It then introduces the author of the featured story, after that the fiction begins.
For my own reference i will give each chapter a rating, to maybe look back on in the future.
1. Mercury: 3/5 not reallly and exciting story but it was interesting and a good start for the book.
2. Vulcan: 5/5 incredible story. The writing style helped me 'see' the story and it made my mouth dry and crave water at certain points. This is what i kind of imagined when visiting an unfamiliar planet and finding life there.
3. Venus: 3/5 this was just too weird for me, the ending was very abrupt and too confusing.
4. Mars: 5/5 also a very interesting story, it got a bit more weird than the others and the ending just leaves so many unanswered questions. Also, the author has humour.
5. ateroid belt: 5/5 This idea for a story is just amazing, i really liked the setting and the idea of a garderner on a lonely asteroid. very open ending with enough room for imagination.
6. jupiter: 4/5 it was an interesting take on outer space stories, the setting was a bit confusing to me (where are they currently and what technology do they use) but the ending and idea were awesome and there's a dog involved which is adorable.
7. saturn: 2/5 did not understand it at all
8. uranus: 1/5 also did not understand and was therefore a long read
9. Neptune: 5/5 amazing story with a happy/closed ending for once, you might want to leave the technological part of it aside but i liked the 'time is moving slower on neptune' trope.
10. pluto: 3/5 a more weird story, the writing style is also a bit confusing to me but i guess that just refelcts the mind of the character (who is left alone on pluto with no chance of getting back and saw his crewmate die). it's a short story and worth a second read but not that exciting.
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