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Summary: Good Read
Review: This first installment of The Space Trilogy takes us on a moral journey through space hinting that maybe it is we who are the "not so friendly alien race" for a change. Some portions of this book would make HG Wells proud but I found the religious undertones a bit tiring. I have not as of yet read the other two books in the trilogy, but Out of the Silent Planet held my curiousity long enough for me to consider doing so. If I could give half stars i would throw this pamphlet-esq novel 3 1/2.
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Summary: 3.5. And that's being nice.
Review: Mr.Lewis' descriptions of the various creatures and the landscape were very inspiring and so great that several times I brought out a piece of paper and drew them. Still, I found the Postscript annoying and too overdone. It confused me, and didn't really provide as much closure as the REAL last chapter did. I don't see how the storyline could go on- this man was taken from his home to Mars and back, and now what? I did like the symbolism in Ransom's dream. It was the best part to look back and see how much Ransom had known without really knowing it. The fact that Lewis worked in Christianity into this novel was inspiring, but I still think his Narnia works were far better.
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Summary: OOTSP is the definition of good science fiction
Review: CS Lewis is a master at creating imaginary worlds, but what he really excells at is subtly communicating a heavier message. This ability carries this novel from the good to the great. Lewis is innovative enough to make you look at reality in a totally different way. I finished the book last night and I just put the book in the book shelf and grabbed Perlandra as natural as could be. I am fairly unused to sci-fi as a genre besides big films and the occasional episode of Star Trek, oh and I read "War of the Worlds" a long time ago. So I guess that I can see that Lewis is definitely influenced by H.G. Wells, but I also think of Kurt Vonnegut in a way. His writing style is obviously very different, but the way that both of them expose your daily life as very possibly misinformed. That life isn't neccesarily limited to perfunctory duties. A positive challange to a banal existence. What else can you expect out of a little novel.
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Summary: He outdoes himself...
Review: I thought that he could never match his "Narnia Chronicles" but in fact not only has he matched them but he has surpassed them by far... This book is seriously under-rated...
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Summary: Loved it!
Review: This book was excellent. I finished it in one week and am now beginning Perelandra. I would recommend it to any reader with an interest in excitement and space.
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Summary: very 'out of this world'
Review: I was a little aprehensive of reading this book at first, but did because it was a school assignment. It was the first science fiction I have read, and I found it to be nerve wracking. I thought it way to strange at the beginning, but as it continued, I got more and more into the story line, and enjoied it very much. I am relieved that it is fiction. One thing I must say about the publisher. The synopsis given on the back cover is inacurate in its statement of who the abducters in the book are. The man was not abducted by aliens. The thoughts and feelings/impressions of the characters are well presented and can be identified with. Much enjoyed, though I don't think I will read the sequel unless it is placed in my hands.
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Summary: Growing older with Lewis
Review: I grew up reading about Narnia, and as I grew older I wanted more. How pleased I was when I discovered the Sapce Trilogy! CS Lewis does not disappoint the reader, as he continues to use his excellent writing style to tell the story of the battle between Good and Evil from a science fiction perspective. Out of the Silent Planet tells the story of how evil falls upon a planet which has existed in harmony for many years. Ironically, it is the earthlings who bring the evil and pain to the planet, and another earthling who must guide himself and fight the evil to try to undo the Great Harm. The book takes off a bit slow in the first chapter, but captures the reader into the space fantasy after the first few chapters. This book is the first book of the trilogy which becomes very intense and thought provoking in the last book: That Hideous Strength. You will find many interesting parallels between this story and the story of our own history in fighting evil and realizing our faith and mission.
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Summary: Really four and a half--see below
Review: This first book in Lewis's space trilogy is also the only one that is really sci-fi. Much of the book consists of descriptions of Malacandra, as it is known to those who live there--our name for it is Mars. Bigger things are afoot, it is clear, but what won't be shown until 'Perelandra' and especially 'That Hideous Strength.' The book has a chapter tacked on the end, supplying some more details, supposedly written by Ransom to Lewis--a clever touch; Lewis comes off as the colossal bungler, romanticising a straightforward intellectual narrative, to Ransom's clear-headed scientific observational approach--a spoof within a spoof, well and quietly done. The scenes with Weston and the Oyarsa, Ransom translating, are priceless; Lewis works in some sharp satirical comments against war and greed and pride. Those scenes alone would make the book well worth reading. Add in the strange and fascinating--other worlds and creatures and the memorable descriptions of space itself--and you've got a book with double appeal. True, the science is inaccurate--Mars has no 'hnau's and space is not filled with light. Lewis is not to blame, however, especially for the last--space _ought_ to be filled with light; no one knows why it isn't; whole books (e.g., 'Why the Sky is Dark at Night') have been written on the subject. Science aside, the book really has no flaws except that it doesn't ever soar above its consistent level of quality.
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Summary: THIS BOOK ROCKS
Review: This book was easy to read, I flew through it without even noticing I was near the end, and all the way I enjoyed it.This book has a great ending as well as introduction. READ IT !
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Summary: The Dark Side of Humanity
Review: I enjoyed this book very much. It was great. I liked it because it was really easy to read and because it was a scifi kind of story.
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