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Solaris

Stanisław Lem

3.76 AVERAGE

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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A contemplation on the anthropomorphism of contact, dreams, theism, and mind within the material realm. Or, what if all is not how it seems

będzie herezja, ale bardzo naciągnięte te 4 gwiazdki

konceptualnie - chef's kiss, zresztą, tym bardziej smakowicie, że ostatnio robię binge watching wszystkich serii star treka i świat zbudowany przez lema w solaris stanowi całkiem fascynujący kontrapunkt do star trekowych wizji ludzkiej eksploracji kosmosu i kwestii kontaktu z istotami pozaziemskimi. za dużą zaletę uważam też fakt, że ta książka jest na równi dziełem z kategorii sci-fi, co swego rodzaju traktatem filozoficznym na powyższe tematy.

z drugiej strony, postać głównego bohatera była dla mnie mega antypatyczna, ta lektura uświadomiła mi, że zdecydowanie cierpię na taki swoisty modern feminist brain rot i momentami solaris - i w warstwie fabularnej, i językowej - było dla mnie aż za bardzo, no cóż... tym, czym było, to znaczy dziełem mężczyzny-polaka napisanym w (bardzo wczesnych) latach 60., z całym, że tak powiem, kulturowym dziedzictwem tamtej dekady. stąd też mnie nie zachwyciło, chociaż po naczytaniu (i nasłuchaniu) się opinii o przełomowości tego dzieła miałam nadzieję na znacznie większe wow
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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Strong character development: Complicated
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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
dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Somehow I've avoided Solaris my whole life.  The 2002 film came out and I thought it looked lame and so never gave it a chance.  But yeah its a really unique weird sci fi gem. It takes a common isolated astronaut theme and turns it on its head. Literally everything is about the inner life of the main character. Loved the line: "we were looking for a mirror" when describing Alien life. A bleak take, but very true that our motives for exploration are selfish. A true alien life would have such different motivations it would be incomprehensible and probably pretty horrific. 10/10 would get creeped out again.