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rated it 3 stars
Nov 24, 2013 06:50AM
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.
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Kindle edition of A Voyage to Arcturus is available from Amazon for $0.00. It's also free from Project Gutenberg.
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.
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.
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.
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.
If this were made into a movie, I could see (a younger) Woody Allen playing Maskull.
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.
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.
