2010, Odyssey Two
by Arthur C. Clarke
Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spaceadventureslowfresh & originalheavyimaginarybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questsolving the riddle/not as it seemssocial commentary
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, inventive science-fiction novel: sweeping and moving. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
When 2001: A Space Odyssey first shocked, amazed, and delighted millions in the late 1960s, the novel was quickly recognized as a classic. Since then, its fame has grown steadily among the multitudes who have read the novel or seen the film based on it. Yet, along with almost universal acclaim, a host of questions has grown more insistent through the years:
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- Author
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Published
- 1982
- Pages
- 304
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