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caecilia's review against another edition
Viele verschiedene Geschichten, viele sehr gut und witzig, andere zu kompliziert und mit zu vielen Ideen überladen.
bambiilisa's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
takisam's review against another edition
challenging
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
hannahh's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
coralena's review against another edition
5.0
This is my favorite book of all time. I love the combination of humor with outstanding intelligence to describe the complexity of being human in such a scientific but down to earth way. Thank you for this book!
old_oak_owl's review against another edition
4.0
Wow, if you like sci-fi, which ironically comments on the current-day issues, this book will be an excellent read! It was so funny and entertaining, but also brushed on the topics of environmentalism, ego-centrism, forced implementation of democracy, and missionary work (and its hmm-complexities when it comes to alien races).
The first story was my favorite one: it focused on how one can fly through the time-vortex to get a future or past version of himself to work as an assistant for ship reparations.
This book with its adventure narrative is different in its tone from "[b:Solaris|95558|Solaris|Stanisław Lem|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1498631519l/95558._SX50_.jpg|3333881]", which is more lethargic and slow-paced. Nevertheless, I will be picking up more books from this author (such as "[b:The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy|733473|The Futurological Congress From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy|Stanisław Lem|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387704942l/733473._SY75_.jpg|1271698]"), as I was genuinely enjoyed space-travel stories with complex social commentary.
The first story was my favorite one: it focused on how one can fly through the time-vortex to get a future or past version of himself to work as an assistant for ship reparations.
This book with its adventure narrative is different in its tone from "[b:Solaris|95558|Solaris|Stanisław Lem|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1498631519l/95558._SX50_.jpg|3333881]", which is more lethargic and slow-paced. Nevertheless, I will be picking up more books from this author (such as "[b:The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy|733473|The Futurological Congress From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy|Stanisław Lem|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387704942l/733473._SY75_.jpg|1271698]"), as I was genuinely enjoyed space-travel stories with complex social commentary.
debesyla's review against another edition
3.0
Ir vėl, kaip ir Futurologų Kongresas, pusė knygos vertė mane nusišauti, o kita traukte traukė skaityti toliau. Jei skaitysite, skaitykite viską išskyrus pirmą ir paskutinę istoriją. Nežinau, čia gal specialiai taip vietos parinktos, kad pradėjęs skaityti mestum knygą šalin, o baigęs panorėtum iššokt pro langą ant kokių samurajų kardų. :))
neven's review against another edition
5.0
From outrageous, Jack Handey-esque farce to the meditation on the human condition you can see in Solaris, this is Lem at his most eclectic. The philosophical passages may be dense, but they're genuinely insightful; the goofy comedy is light, but extremely entertaining. It all adds up to a very lovable book.