2001
A Space Odyssey

This was quite good in its time. And well worth reading if you never have, in order to get a feel for that past era. I especially like the beginning with the cavemen.

The book is always better than the film, but I'd never read 2001 before. What I didn't know, until reading the foreword, is that this novel was literally written in tandem with the film, with Clarke and Kubrick feeding each other ideas. At some points, however, filming overtook writing, or vice vers......more

Chyba jestem za głupia na to zakończenie 🥹 Nic nie czaję......more

4 stars first time I read 5 stars on the re-read And, speaking of stars . . . an applicable quote: "Oh my God, it's full of stars!" 2001: A Space Odyssey is a classic. It could easily be argued that it is one of the top 5 sci-fi books of all time based on its impact since the time it was released. Also,......more

This novel and the film stem from the same original project. Initially, Kubrick and Clarke had been working together on the same story. While Stanley Kubrick went on to make what is now his masterpiece (and one of the most amazing films in the history of cinema), Arthur C. Clarke wrote his most famo......more

The opening scene of a tribe of ape- men in Africa finding a strange gyrating monolith, another rock to these few primitives at first. However after the light show the tribe is fascinated, teaches them how to make and use tools, kill animals and prevent their own extinction. With an unlimited supply......more