false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182662905m/1309168.jpg 95558 49 Who's testing whom? When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he is forced to confront a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the living physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others examining the planet, Kelvin learns, are plagued with their own repressed and newly corporeal memories. Scientists speculate that the Solaris ocean may be a massive brain that creates these incarnate memories, its purpose in doing so unknown. The first of Lem's novels to be published in America and now considered a classic, SOLARIS raises a question: Can we truly understand the universe around us without first understanding what lies within? 3333881 1961 Solaris total:1793|5:611|4:611|3:428|2:105|1:38| 1793 7031 2591 183 4 6 false false Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 05:54:06 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 06:36:15 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 2 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 11:41:34 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 20:01:01 -0700 2009
I don’t suppose many people have any idea what this book is about. Try to keep in mind what Stanis�...more...]]> 4 3 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Oct 02 13:51:46 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 15:48:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 2 true false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Oct 26 15:46:55 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 04 23:02:35 -0800 2009 I'm gonna try to keep it clean, but be warned, there may be sp...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue May 22 09:18:21 -0700 2007 Tue May 22 09:23:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jul 13 19:51:27 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 20:36:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false true Sun Jan 25 19:35:08 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 19:36:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Nov 28 07:55:48 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 07:56:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 9 false false Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 10:14:06 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 10:25:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 09:32:08 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 18:46:14 -0700 2009
I was pleasantly surprised. I tend to gravitate toward Star Wars/Star Trek sci-fi, where there is a galaxy full of inhab...more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Aug 15 16:38:05 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 15 16:47:34 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Feb 28 08:46:47 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 20:23:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 14:16:56 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 20:23:58 -0800 2009 Solaris. Hours later, I arose from the same chair having finished the book in a single sitting. I had been advised that Solaris is considered a classic of science fiction; I w...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Sep 21 12:10:02 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 12:17:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 19:34:05 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 10:31:56 -0800 2009 There wasn't much of a story. The relationship (I'm not giving away any secrets...it's on the freakin cover) didn't have any devel...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 23 17:58:13 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 18:15:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Aug 24 14:50:52 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 24 14:53:22 -0700 2007
Much more than a science fiction novel. Interesting questi...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Jul 28 06:54:49 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 11:35:45 -0700 2007 3 1 false false Thu May 17 21:16:57 -0700 2007 Thu May 17 21:51:59 -0700 2007 5 1 false false Fri Aug 03 13:48:50 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 13:52:07 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1309168