Out of the Silent Planet is very old school Sci-Fi. I really enjoyed this aspect of the novel, and you could see where C.S. Lewis was attempting to be theological about the whole alien inhabitants of another planet and the mythic of the cosmos in general.

However, I felt entirely disconnected from the characters. A huge part of this was the way Lewis presented the translation of the language. It pulled me away from the story. I walked away thinking that I did not specifically care about what I just read. I will continue on with the series, but that is entirely because of the notoriety of the series rather than a real desire to know what happened next.