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A review by armelle_mcg
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

5.0

I rarely finish a book that’s over 250 pages in a day, let alone a morning. I was hyper focused on it.

With so many inspirations born from 2001: A Space Odyssey, it’s no surprise that I rated this 5⭐️.

Naming a few: Interstellar (which is probably the closest replica), Star Wars.

To wrap themes of evolution, desperation of humanity, AI and surrealism into a sci fi novel, it offers the reader philosophical substance and novelty.

For you have to have a philosophical mind to read this, not just a passion for space exploration; so many unanswered questions form the beauty of the novel.

Are the monoliths accelerating human evolution by helping the man-apes survive or are they simply observing us?

What are the monoliths and what’s their intention - if they’re working together collectively even at all.

I think this will be playing on my mind for years to come.