Arthur C. Clarke - 2001: A space Odyssey - 9

mrdude · Post by **mrdude** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 12:53 pm

<img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0451457994.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" align="left"> 2001: A space Odyssey by Aurthur C Clarke.

Sadly not having read any previous literature by Arthur C. Clarke I will not be able to tell you if 2001 is one of his better works or not but as far as science fiction it is definitely high on my list.

The book starts off with the main character being Moon watcher, an ape man in pre historic times. It follows a story line depicting how it was possible for this creature and his tribe to evolve into humans. You as the reader are only made to see the very beginnings of this and are promptly whizzed away to the future (approximately 1999 A.D.) where the rest of the story of man continues.

The dialogue in this book I found to be somewhat few and far between, which I happen to like. The author does not have his characters drone on and on towards each other but rather carries the story on a narrative. The descriptions in this novel are wondrous to the point that no movie could possibly portray.

Overall I would strongly recommend this book to nearly anyone I could get to read it. I also would like to point out that those of you who have seen the movie should definitely read this book, I myself saw the movie first and was surprised to se how differently this story was originally intended.

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Trebor1503 · Post by **Trebor1503** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 10:46 pm

I didn't think it a 9... more like a 7 or 8, but it has been quite a while (10+ years) so for all reading this, take that into account.