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A review by sociotom
Fantastic Voyage by Isaac Asimov
4.0
Fantastic Voyage was a lot of fun. This is, of course, a book based on a movie which was itself based on a short story, so if you watch the film you'll notice some key differences, all of which tend to fall in Asimov's favor.
It's a neat idea that's become a classic sci-fi story, and Asimov handles it well. He probably could have dialed the sexism down a bit, but when the story is going it goes at a great clip, and by the end has become both tense and exciting, so it's worth pushing through that (and, in general, it's pretty limited to a single character who then does get called out on it at one point).
In any case, if you enjoy some of the sillier classic sci-fi tropes, you'll enjoy this book. Especially if you also enjoy reading some things that are scientifically completely wrong (such as blood in veins being blue. It's not. It's just slightly darker red).
And then go watch the movie and maybe the Archer episodes that make fun of this story. They're both great, the first as a story and the second as a send-up.
It's a neat idea that's become a classic sci-fi story, and Asimov handles it well. He probably could have dialed the sexism down a bit, but when the story is going it goes at a great clip, and by the end has become both tense and exciting, so it's worth pushing through that (and, in general, it's pretty limited to a single character who then does get called out on it at one point).
In any case, if you enjoy some of the sillier classic sci-fi tropes, you'll enjoy this book. Especially if you also enjoy reading some things that are scientifically completely wrong (such as blood in veins being blue. It's not. It's just slightly darker red).
And then go watch the movie and maybe the Archer episodes that make fun of this story. They're both great, the first as a story and the second as a send-up.