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It is a fascinating read about the impenetrable mystery of an alien ocean with life and consciousness. The details are drawn out and sometimes hammered forward with odd pacing. While extremely well realized considering the early era of space exploration in which it was written, the otherwise timeless qualities of the setting are often marred by what we know would see as anachronisms. Smallpox vaccine scars, gramophones, and the abundance of physical paper as the main form of readout and reports all hurt the immersion of a modern reader. Sadly, the text also is hurt by a thankfully few but nonetheless, outdated descriptions that navigate towards the pejorative.
But the concepts that underpin things still outweigh the limits of a book of its vintage and present a still novel examination of the limits of man's ability to cope with a truly unfathomable alien encounter
But the concepts that underpin things still outweigh the limits of a book of its vintage and present a still novel examination of the limits of man's ability to cope with a truly unfathomable alien encounter