06-14-2021, 07:13 PM
This is actually my third reading of this book. My reaction the first time was that it was really weird. My second reading it was that I had no idea what the hell it was about. This time I thought I hadn't read it carefully enough before.
It's really good. It is strange, but not incomprehensible. There are jargony technical passages - something Lem is fond of - but also some great ruminations on memory, exploration, limits of knowledge. It's sort of like Moby Dick, in that the plot is only part it. Less than half really; not that much happens.
Doom recommended? Probably those of you with an interest have already read it. It is slow paced but only about 200 pages, so not a slog. Maybe not the best introduction to Lem though.
It's really good. It is strange, but not incomprehensible. There are jargony technical passages - something Lem is fond of - but also some great ruminations on memory, exploration, limits of knowledge. It's sort of like Moby Dick, in that the plot is only part it. Less than half really; not that much happens.
Doom recommended? Probably those of you with an interest have already read it. It is slow paced but only about 200 pages, so not a slog. Maybe not the best introduction to Lem though.
the hands that guide me are invisible