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Science fiction Classics 2002

Solaris by Stanisław Lem

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Kris Kelvin lands on the space station Solaris only to face a cruel miracle.

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What it is

Meeting beings from another world · it's hiding a secret

What happens in it

Alien contact

How it feels

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How it's told

Who tells it
First person
Its world
An invented world

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like a book that stays with you for days
  • you like a book that makes you think
  • you like a book that leaves you uneasy

Maybe not if…

  • you like to keep your feet on the ground

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