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challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is my canonical choice for 1) classic hard science fiction 2) alien contact.
Lem realizes what so many others miss: aliens are alien. There is little plot or personal characterization in Solaris: it rests solely on the execution of the alien contact story. The pacing is slow and the writing can be clunky at points, but it succeeds in its goal.
"If a lion could speak, we could not understand him" - Ludwig Wittgenstein
Lem realizes what so many others miss: aliens are alien. There is little plot or personal characterization in Solaris: it rests solely on the execution of the alien contact story. The pacing is slow and the writing can be clunky at points, but it succeeds in its goal.
"If a lion could speak, we could not understand him" - Ludwig Wittgenstein