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Apr 26, 2014
D.L. Thurston
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Magic technology lets a man go to Mars where he learns the local's language, joins their culture, then has to come home again to tell his story. I've read that book before, thanks to Singularity and Co. It's A Plunge Into Space or Mr. Stranger's Sealed Packet, both of which predate this work by nearly a half century.
That isn't to say this book isn't better executed than either of those. It is. Those other examples both suffer from being at the forefront of not just science fiction, but the moder ...more
That isn't to say this book isn't better executed than either of those. It is. Those other examples both suffer from being at the forefront of not just science fiction, but the moder ...more
Having read and enjoyed the Chronicles of Narnia, I was expecting something akin to Narnia in space. It ended up feeling more like John Carter of Mars. Of course, Barsoom is swapped for Malacandra, but we have Ransom exploring the new planet, meeting different races, and discovering what it's like to live in lower gravity. We don't have sword fighting tharks or a princess in distress, so the similarity only goes so far.
Nonetheless, it's a fun story.
With C.S. Lewis, it's always fun to look for th ...more
Nonetheless, it's a fun story.
With C.S. Lewis, it's always fun to look for th ...more
Wow. I loved this book. I feel as though I was there myself.
Spoilery thoughts here:
http://ciaracatscifi.blogspot.com/201...
75-year-old book spoiler alert! LOL ...more
Spoilery thoughts here:
http://ciaracatscifi.blogspot.com/201...
75-year-old book spoiler alert! LOL ...more
Not as easy to read as his other stuff
Aug 19, 2015
Bob Vanlonkhuyzen
marked it as to-read
Jan 28, 2019
Joao Pedro
marked it as to-read
