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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
El Contacto con una inteligencia extraterrestre y como nos hace plantearnos nuestros propios miedos y limitaciones. Magistral.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
The premise is fantastic. I loved the ocean. That ended up being the only part I loved.
Kelvin was a miserable person right from the start and his stated background didn't align with any of his demonstrated skills. There is never an explanation as to why a psychologist was being sent to Solaris or what he was intended to do there. And I guess we just accept that he would have great facility with complex physics and formulae, without any serious background in the "hard" sciences?
I was disappointed in the author's imagination when it came to tech (although the imagination for the ocean really was wonderful.) Ray Bradbury who published Fahrenheit 451 nearly a decade earlier imagined screens the size of walls! Lem thought that space faring humans would still be using microfilm. (He did imagine video calls, so that's something.)
Further more, there was no role for women that wasn't being a partner or playmate. All of the scientists, past or present, were male. All of the astronauts or explorers mentioned, male. All of the officials at the institute, male. In 1961 Heinlein managed to see a future where women would be scientists of equal calibre to men, so it's not asking too much that Lem (also in 1961) could also have seen something similar.
Kelvin was a miserable person right from the start and his stated background didn't align with any of his demonstrated skills. There is never an explanation as to why a psychologist was being sent to Solaris or what he was intended to do there. And I guess we just accept that he would have great facility with complex physics and formulae, without any serious background in the "hard" sciences?
I was disappointed in the author's imagination when it came to tech (although the imagination for the ocean really was wonderful.) Ray Bradbury who published Fahrenheit 451 nearly a decade earlier imagined screens the size of walls! Lem thought that space faring humans would still be using microfilm. (He did imagine video calls, so that's something.)
Further more, there was no role for women that wasn't being a partner or playmate. All of the scientists, past or present, were male. All of the astronauts or explorers mentioned, male. All of the officials at the institute, male. In 1961 Heinlein managed to see a future where women would be scientists of equal calibre to men, so it's not asking too much that Lem (also in 1961) could also have seen something similar.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt
Peccato per la seconda parte che, a livello narrativo, non è all'altezza della prima.
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Bem, ler isto e o Blood Meridian no mesmo ano foi obra. Que livrão. Confesso que, apesar de entender o porquê delas, não adorei as partes científicas de várias páginas em que o Kelvin está só a ler artigos. Mas todo o resto é excelente, a atmosfera está tão bem construída, meu deus. Não tem um fim propriamente dito e não entendi muito bem a mensagem do livro, mas foi uma boa leitura.
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced