The Star Diaries
by Stanisław Lem
Taste attributes: science fictioncomedyrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalimaginaryglossybig & variedsocial commentaryall consuming questsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel that is fresh and expansive. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
The adventures and encounters of Ijon Tichy, tourist of the universe. Tichy reveals that "out there" is not so different from "down here," since people are people everywhere. When not traveling in space, he is a magnet for eccentric unrecognized inventors of spenetic genius, whose spooky experiments are revealed to him with megalomaniacal pride.
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- Author
- Stanisław Lem
- Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 321
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- Open Library
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