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hokkaido's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
jmcook's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
moireach's review against another edition
5.0
Miłość od pierwszej strony. Moja ulubiona podróż - siódma. Genialna :)
lmart0423's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
jason_pym's review against another edition
5.0
Funny, clever, original - pure genius. And there's baby-eating robots that speak Chaucer's English.
humanignorance's review against another edition
4.0
A lot of the ideas here were very cool, and if they opposed good sci-fi sense, they did so for the purpose of furthering the entertainment value. I enjoyed most of the stories, and a few were very amusing standouts. The primary exception was the overly-long twenty-first voyage, in which the philosophy and theology were quite boring. Through some archaic-seeming technology, the book shows its age – though this wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, just a quirk.
eva_ave's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mushiemush's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
girlofsteel377's review against another edition
5.0
I had seen "Solaris" waaay back in college I think. Beautiful, but slowly paced, and this was a time that I slept through bits of a lot of movies. So I was thinking that this series of "journeys" of Ijon Tichy written by the author of Solaris (which I haven't read) would be serious and dry.
I was right and wrong. The subject matter of spaceship navigator Tichy's voyages are plenty serious and related with the driest of humor. Many of the convolutions of time and space involve Tichy, full well knowing the consequences or potential result, punching his future or past self in the nose. His encounters with different societies explore the extremes of philosophy and religion, particularly Christianity.
His view of earth society as seen from an alien perspective is very funny though also pessimistic. What a foolish bunch we are: in shape, in cultural practices, in evolution, in government, in thought.
Kind of makes me want to read Douglas Adams or Vonnegut.
I was right and wrong. The subject matter of spaceship navigator Tichy's voyages are plenty serious and related with the driest of humor. Many of the convolutions of time and space involve Tichy, full well knowing the consequences or potential result, punching his future or past self in the nose. His encounters with different societies explore the extremes of philosophy and religion, particularly Christianity.
His view of earth society as seen from an alien perspective is very funny though also pessimistic. What a foolish bunch we are: in shape, in cultural practices, in evolution, in government, in thought.
Kind of makes me want to read Douglas Adams or Vonnegut.
mxmlln's review against another edition
1.0
Story: 3 / 10
Characters: 4
Setting: 7
Prose: 8
In many ways, this book is an anthology of short stories. Since the main character is the same throughout, the collection some cohesion and is a much more enjoyable read. None of the stories are terribly good though.
Characters: 4
Setting: 7
Prose: 8
In many ways, this book is an anthology of short stories. Since the main character is the same throughout, the collection some cohesion and is a much more enjoyable read. None of the stories are terribly good though.