2001

A Space Odyssey

Hardcover, 224 pages

English language

Published Nov. 20, 1968 by Hutchinson.

ISBN:
978-0-09-089830-5
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Based on the screenplay by Arthur C. Clarke & Stanley Kubrick.

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2001: A Sci-fi Classic

Having seen the movie a long time ago I had a vague idea of the plot before going into it but that didn't hamper my enjoyment of it at all. Reading the sci-fi of Arthur C. Clarke feels like seeing our present through the eyes of a time travelling scientist. The descriptions of technology yet to be invented in his time is rather remarkable.

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The book has several parts. Loved the part in the ship with the stress and helplessness. The repairs tasks are awesome. Some more abstract parts resonated less with me.
I can finally comprehend how seminal this script was. Just the fact that it was written prior to humans reached the moon. So precise and well written, hasn't aged a day!

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Subjects

  • Twenty-first century -- Fiction
  • Computers -- Fiction
  • Space vehicles -- Fiction
  • Human-computer interaction -- Fiction