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Solaris
by Stanisław Lem
4 stars. My partner got it as a surprise gift for me after reading it many years ago and loving it, and I devoured it in a couple of sittings. Such a beautiful, touching, haunting approach to a more classic alien sci-fi story. My only slight bit of criticism is that the sudden and rather lengthy science / theory and history interludes in the story felt a bit much in proportion to the ret of the narrative at times, hence the 4 stars instead of 5. I really loved reading those explanations, but I think I maybe would have preferred a different format for those? I don't know. Either way, a stunning, very atmospheric little story, I loved it. (Also - I read Annihilation right after this, both within a few short days, and they make the BEST double feature! Such a good accidental pairing, highly recommend it.)