Kathryn's review
Out of the Silent Planet
by C.S. Lewis
Kathryn's review
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
Kathryn's review
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sci-fi-fantasy
I'm not sure how C.S. Lewis managed to write such a good space-travel movie when he (heck, everybody) knew so little about space. A lot of the stories and movies from this time-period come across as goofy, or just plain ignorant (take a look at any MST3K treatment of a black-and-white space travel movie, and you’ll see what I mean). But Lewis's version of space travel is beautiful and amazing, even if scientifically it's ALL wrong. I think this book brings out the awe that people must have felt at the very IDEA of leaving the planet. Lewis occasionally gets a bit preachy (something he seemed to have toned down and refined by the time he wrote the Narnia books), but mostly he creates this gorgeous and strange view of what Mars SHOULD have been like.
I’ve slogged my way through a few “scientification” stories (Lewis’ word) from the sixties and earlier, and I really think this one is one of the best.
I’ve slogged my way through a few “scientification” stories (Lewis’ word) from the sixties and earlier, and I really think this one is one of the best.
