tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post1200041930638204219..comments2024-03-27T09:00:32.195-05:00Comments on The Signal Watch: Signal Reads: Solaris (1961)The Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-37103210402824670812012-10-22T16:07:59.468-05:002012-10-22T16:07:59.468-05:00Okay because you asked for it I will let you know ...Okay because you asked for it I will let you know some other books that are excellent science fiction but are probably not as well know:<br /><br />"The Stars My Destination" and "The Demolished Man" by Alfred Bester.<br />"Way Station" by Clifford Simak<br />"A Canticle for Leibowitz" by Walter M Miller<br />"Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes<br />"Norstrilia" by Cordwainer Smith<br /><br />Cheers<br />Simon MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14749383583517044214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-33660344839807966142012-10-20T12:34:48.012-05:002012-10-20T12:34:48.012-05:00Awesome! I keep a running Google List of books I ...Awesome! I keep a running Google List of books I need to consider picking up. As much as I liked Solaris, I'd definitely be up for more Lem and his contemporaries.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-64341424948299030212012-10-19T13:15:04.554-05:002012-10-19T13:15:04.554-05:00Stanislaw Lem is a gem. You are right that this is...Stanislaw Lem is a gem. You are right that this is one of his more challenging novels. It is best to go back and read it for a second time to grasp all of what Lem is trying to get across. I love the idea that even if we stumbled across something truly alien we wouldn't be able to understand it anyway.<br /><br />My favourite book by Lem is The Cyberiad. It is a collection of humorous short stories. Detailing to waring robots who act more like neighbours who don't get along with each other. The juxtaposition of the stories make it quite funny.<br /><br />Even though Lem was a contemporary of Heinlein his books did not get as much play in North America due to the availability of the translations.<br /><br />Speaking of English translations of east European sci-fi. You really should check out Roadside PIcnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. I remember getting a text file of it in university to read as the english translation was out of print. They've just recently released a new printing though.<br />Simon MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14749383583517044214noreply@blogger.com