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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
mysterious
reflective
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:
Complicated
We go into the universe looking for a mirror in other intelligent life to make us feel less alone; but if we found it we would probably only recognize the personal, isolated nature of our individual sentience more.
I love Lem for taking the wind out of the sails of one of science fiction's most cherished ideas. He really looks at the implications and consequences of exploration. He is also one of the only sci-fi authors that I know (Bradbury would also be on the list) who can write emotion so that you feel punched in the gut. Parts of Solaris are truly terrifying if you give yourself to his images (the sentient sun producing a massive plasma child mimicking human facial expressions).
The struggle of the characters in Solaris trying to communicate with the sun, and the sun trying to communicate with them, reminded me of the struggle of one person to really relate to anyone else. An all-time favorite.
I love Lem for taking the wind out of the sails of one of science fiction's most cherished ideas. He really looks at the implications and consequences of exploration. He is also one of the only sci-fi authors that I know (Bradbury would also be on the list) who can write emotion so that you feel punched in the gut. Parts of Solaris are truly terrifying if you give yourself to his images (the sentient sun producing a massive plasma child mimicking human facial expressions).
The struggle of the characters in Solaris trying to communicate with the sun, and the sun trying to communicate with them, reminded me of the struggle of one person to really relate to anyone else. An all-time favorite.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a fucking boring ass book.
Very interesting Book about how alien alien life can get in a way. It blows my mind that this was written and thought of by a person in 1962. I think it would be very fascinating to get to talk to someone like that. Anyway, while there are certain parts of the book that are a bit slower (the chapters in the library with all the exposition...) there were so many original elements that I loved.
The original idea of having a plant orbiting 2 suns, one red and one blue is just so cool to me.
The descriptions of the ocean at sunrise and sunset with the blue, red and purple hues were always beautiful. The movies didn't really get what the book was about I guess, which makes somewhat sense. I'm not sure a story like this with this type of "message" can even be made into a movie.
Either way, like always I am glad I read this book.
The original idea of having a plant orbiting 2 suns, one red and one blue is just so cool to me.
The descriptions of the ocean at sunrise and sunset with the blue, red and purple hues were always beautiful. The movies didn't really get what the book was about I guess, which makes somewhat sense. I'm not sure a story like this with this type of "message" can even be made into a movie.
Either way, like always I am glad I read this book.
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes