Lem

[Drunk Monk]

I think my love of illiteration was born of the Cyberiad. A truly great read. I read it as a teen as well and it stands in memory as one of my all time favorite sci-fi works (but truth be told, I was more into fantasy than Sci Fi). I think that was the only Lem I've read. I saw the original Solaris - I think I saw it with ED at the New Varsity in Palo Alto. It was a horridly boring film, except for one random hallucination scene where a midget suddenly ran in through an airlock and ran out again. No explanation or follow up was ever offered. It was in such sharp contrast to the rest of the film. At least that's how I remember it, although it may have been that I was so bored that I fell asleep and dreamt the midget. It wouldn't be the first time that happened. I never engaged the new film version. The thought of Clooney and another midget just terrified me.

RIP Lem.