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

3.0

For now this wil get 3 stars, mostly because I didn"t actually enjoy the book. I haven't seen the movie (yet) and I was under the impression it would be mostly a thriller about an evil super computer. It is, but only briefly. Otherwise it seems to be equal parts technological speculation (both frightningly right and hilariously wrong) and 'where do we come from where do we go' ideas. It's less of a story and more excruciatingly detailed hypotheses loosely strung together, especially the last halve or so. Definitely a book of importance, but regretably not a personal favorite.