Reviews

2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

heyitsmevt's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

tbh i don’t think im intelligent enough to understand the ending.

hector_viruega's review against another edition

5.0

Increíble.

angus_mckeogh's review against another edition

4.0

I was a big fan of the Kubrick movie before reading the novel. It’s an interesting story about how this novel came about and how it’s actually not a novelization of the movie but a book which was sort of commissioned so that they could build a movie around the book. Anyway, I liked the movie beforehand and thought the novel was ten times better. A better ending that made much more sense.

novelette's review against another edition

3.0

interesting how real space exploration paralleled these ideas

el_tlakwache's review against another edition

5.0

Mucho mejor que la peli. / Way better than the movie.

defale's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.0

fcs627's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

thesholmes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Unfathomably better than the film. Everything about it just works, and it's ridiculous how well it dances between panic and reflective beauty and an infectious sense of joy and hope, all within an ultimately dry sci-fi story. It takes something fantastic, packages it as something mundane, and reinvents it as something unbelievable. Just a fantastic read.

robrogan's review against another edition

5.0

Probably my favorite movie is 2001, and I know that part of that is due to its mystery. I was hesitant to finally read this book, but now I'm immensely grateful that I have. Not only does it provide much more detail and context, it has a lucid conclusion but still exciting about what is implied to come.

vegetakira1234's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75