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Originally Posted by wayspooled
Good recommendations both. Don't blame Lem for the movie heh..
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Very sage!
I found "His Master's Voice" difficult to get into, as it is written in the form of a fictional personal account by a leading scientist of the work of deciphering an interstellar signal, and it is heavy on ideas but low on action... incredibly rewarding though.
There are some science fiction writers that make you feel like they--in contrast with most other sci-fi writers--have a truly unique and satisfyingly plausible vision... and aren't just writing space-adventures with a science veneer. Well, Lem is a few more levels above those guys even, it seems to me.
It--perhaps necessarily--doesn't mean that his books are more exciting than other popular stuff out there... but it does mean that his books are even more deeply thought-provoking than a lot of other better known great sci-fi (whether hard or soft [i.e.: psychologically focused]).
- Ahi