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Summary: Without a doubt, greatest sci-fi book of all time.
Review: The perfect SF book for all. Has mystery, some suspense, and the right amount of weirdness. This quartet of books [2001,2010,2061,3001] are my four absolute favorite books
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Summary: One of the best Science Fiction books ever written
Review: Perhaps the best advice I can give for anyone considering reading this book is that this is the first serious book I remember reading and have read thousands of others since, This is the book that got me hooked on reading and realizing that there was a whole world out there just for the takin
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Summary: Great book!
Review: This is probably one of the greatest books I have ever read! This book, and the rest of the 2001 books, will give you a whole new way to look at life, and how it all began. It'll leave you thinking.
This is a MUST read
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Summary: One of the best idea of the Century
Review: 2001 is about the creation of the universe, the position of the man in that Universe, that fantastic universe and that book/novel gives the right feelings, the true feelings about it.
2001 is imaginative and gives the possibility to the reader to dream, to hope of a better universe, a better world. 2001 is for now and for the years to come, one of the greatest adventure of all time and I hope that, as long as Humans will exist, they will remember 2001 because it's a masterpiece, an immortal masterpiece
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Summary: Possibly the Great American science fiction novel.
Review: This is the novel released simultaneously with the film, and it stands with Clarke's most seminal works. A deep examination of the book is beyond the purview of this review, but let me say this: this novel and the film it inspired may bring tears to your eyes, but they will certainly bring a quizzical look to your face and a leap to your heart. Inarguably one of the most philosophically deep SF novels I've ever read. A hearty recommendation to the great Mr. Clarke and this magnificent novel.
The only caveat is the apparent lack of major action sequences: if you're accustomed to less cerebral work, you may have to stay away from this. But the problems it poses (Is HAL insane, for instance?) will trouble your mind for long hours after you've completed the book. The rest of the saga also makes for great reading, but this is the must-read.
Quite simply one of the landmarks of science fiction.
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Summary: 2001
Review: 2001: A space Odyssey by Aurthur C Clarke. Sadly not having read any previous literature by Arthur C. Clarke I will not be able to tell you if 2001 is one of his better works or not but as far as science fiction it is definitely high on my list. The book starts off with the main character being Moon watcher, an ape man in pre historic times. It follows a story line depicting how it was possible for this creature and his tribe to evolve into humans. You as the reader are only made to see the very beginnings of this and are promptly whizzed away to the future (approximately 1999 A.D.) where the rest of the story of man continues. The dialogue in this book I found to be somewhat few and far between, which I happen to like. The author does not have his characters drone on and on towards each other but rather carries the story on a narrative. The descriptions in this novel are wondrous to the point that no movie could possibly portray. Overall I would strongly recommend this book to nearly anyone I could get to read it. I also would like to point out that those of you who have seen the movie should definitely read this book, I myself saw the movie first and was surprised to se how differently this story was originally intended.
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Summary: Standout sci-fi
Review: An excellent book, which really had an impact on me when I first read it. I had of course seen the movie and loved it. Reading the book though, was a completely different experience - much less frustrating than the film.
The ideas raised by Clarke concerning our own evolution are fascinating and brilliantly presented. The way he mixes these big questions with an eery yet tense sci-fi plot is truly expert. I can't understand how anyone could find this boring.
Another reviewer stated the book came after the film. Not entirely true. The story was actually based on a number of short stories by Arthur C. Clarke, the most notable being 'The Sentinel' written in 1951. Kubrick approached Clarke to collaborate on a screenplay for the film out of which came this novel.
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Summary: Open the pod bay doors HAL!
Review: 2001: A Space Odyssey is the first book in the four part series written by the visionary Arthur C. Clarke. The other three books in the series being 2010, 2061, and 3001. This book of imaginative ideas paints word pictures inside the readers' head.
The book begins in late B.C. with the journey of a band of apes. The apes encounter a strange rectangular "box". The box, which will later be referred to as the Monolith, always shows up to change the world's way of thing. The Monolith is the alpha and the omega, it created the world and it can rebuild the world as it wishes. The main character and his crew search for the Monolith and find much more then they ever bargained for.
2001 really was ahead of its time when it was written (Clarke was writing about space and its travels before the first NASA space shuttle was ever launched.) The book really makes the reader think about creation and what happened to create the world and why the world changes like it does. It tests the boundaries of which normal people think. It may change the readers mind on many subjects including the way people are born, grow, age and die.
By reading this book, the reader will gain new knowledge about life. The reader will be compelled to read it again, as I was. Nothing could stop me from reading the other three books, all as imaginative (but not really as good) as 2001. I did see the movie directed by the late Stanley Kubrick before I read the book, but I feel that the book has more impact. (Though the movie is one of the best I have ever seen.) I strongly recommend watching the movie after reading the book; it will connect many things that may not have been as clear.
I loved this book, and if the reader enjoyed it as much as I did, the reader will want to read again and again.
This book will blow your mind.
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Summary: Horrible Book
Review: I am a literature major, so please know that I am not giving a biased and uncalled for opinion. I've read many books, and I have even liked those books that most people detest. However, I must say 2001: A Space Odyssey is not all that great. It's boring, takes forever to get to the point, and truly pointless. The movie is even worse. In reality, the movie came first and then the book---it is usually the other way around. Both are horrific.
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Summary: Classic . One of the best sci-fi books ever written .
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2001 is simply awesome . It might well be one of the best books of the genre ever written .
The concept is great , the compilation even better . Only Clarke could have written this book . His style oozes all over it . It raises many philosophical questions , as all good science fiction should. The cold narrative style of ACC in this book grips you .
If you haven't read 2001 , you haven't really read science fiction .
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