December Group Read: A Voyage to Arcturus

[Jo]

A very tight vote this month which resulted in a tie between the Lost World and A Voyage to Arcturus. I have created two separate threads to stop spoilers for anybody who plans to read both books.

[Buck]

Kindle edition of A Voyage to Arcturus is available from Amazon for $0.00. It's also free from Project Gutenberg.

[Adelaide]

This is a very strange book. I am about 1/4 in and have given up trying to make sense of things. As far as I am concerned, it is an odd, but melodious dream.

[Jo]

Adelaide wrote: "This is a very strange book. I am about 1/4 in and have given up trying to make sense of things. As far as I am concerned, it is an odd, but melodious dream."

I agree with you totally, the more I read the less I understand but I'm not half way yet so it may yet become clear. I guess I haven't read much sci-fi from this era but it's certainly not how I imagined it was going to be. Anyway that's no bad thing and I am really quite enjoying it.

[Jo]

I've finished the book now and I did enjoy it. Since I've finished it I've been thinking about it quite a lot which can only be a good thing. Still not totally sure I understood it properly so that means 3 stars but for me was definitely worth reading.

[Buck]

I'm about a quarter of the way along, and it's not going quickly. So far, it seems much more like fantasy than science fiction.

[Buck]

If this were made into a movie, I could see (a younger) Woody Allen playing Maskull.

[Buck]

A Voyage to Arcturus is bizarre and absurd. Finally, about halfway along, I have decided to abandon it. I just can't continue reading it. It has become more tedious than enjoyable.

[Rosemarie]

I read this earlier in the year and agree that it is a very strange book. I really don't know what to make of it.