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Books you think everyone should read at least once? (literature.cafe)

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[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Solaris by Stanislaw Lem. A captivating exploration of the human psyche. Deeply philosophical, eerie and romantic at the same time. It's one of the most unusual science fiction books I've ever read.

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I read it, maybe the translation I had wasn’t great, but it barely left any impression at all. Nice, but little else.

[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I read the German translation of the book years ago without knowing anything about it. So I was expecting just another science fiction story and was surprised at the strange direction Lem takes. Maybe that's why it stuck with me.