Solaris
HarperCollins · Paperback · November 20, 2002
“A fantastic book.” —Steven Soderbergh When psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds himself confronting a painful memory embodied in the physical likeness of a past lover.
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- Who it’s for
- An alien ocean makes the limits of understanding feel uncomfortably personal.
- Themes
- Alien intelligence, Repressed memories, Understanding the universe and ourselves
- Genres
- Sci-Fi, Alien Contact, The Classics
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“A fantastic book.” —Steven Soderbergh When psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds himself confronting a painful memory embodied in the physical likeness of a past lover. Kelvin learns that he is not alone in this and that other crews examining the planet are plagued with their own repressed and newly real memories.
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Could it be, as Solaris scientists speculate, that the ocean may be a massive neural center creating these memories, for a reason no one can identify? Long considered a classic, Solaris asks the question: Can we understand the universe around us without first understanding what lies within? “A novel that makes you reevaluate the nature of intelligence itself.” —Anne McCaffrey
Mind and Mystery
An alien ocean makes the limits of understanding feel uncomfortably personal.
Come here for
- First contact without easy answers
- Science fiction where memory complicates investigation
Expect
- A planetary mystery bound up with painful memories
- Questions about intelligence and what we can know
Where it sits
| Alien Contact | 48% |
|---|---|
| The Classics | 46% |
| Sci-Fi | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Classics
- Sci-Fi
- Space Exploration Fiction
- Authors
- Stanislaw Lem
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- November 20, 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Alien intelligence · Repressed memories · Understanding the universe and ourselves
- Reading lane
- The Classics