2001: A Space Odyssey was one of the few scientific fiction books I’ve ever read, but this one was special.
The narrative starts with the part that became my favourite, where the author describes in a thrilling way the evolution of a monkey tribe moved by a misterious rock, later on founded at the moon. The A.M.T. 1, that rock, becomes then the main reason behid the ultra-secret mission to put a a Human on Saturn. The tripulation, and that was the major improvement the author thought that would be achievable by 2001, at least is what I interpret, was not only composed by Humans, but also by a machine with high natural language processing capabilites and with the capacity to control alone the spaceship. HAL, the machine, turns into a crucial element during the trip and… well, I’m not a spoiler enthusiast.
Using rich descriptions about the characters and the environments surrounding them, the narrative became somehow cinematographic to me, allowing my mind to imagine the places detailed in the pages I was reading.
I must confess scientific books aren’t definitely my favourite type of readings, but this one was a pure joy from the beggining to the end. Well, maybe I should say from the beggining to almost the end, as the end became the part I enjoyed less, which made me classify this book with only 3.9 out of 5. Still, as I always do when I read a good book, I truly recommend this reading, specially because, not like the books I’m used to read, this one allows each reader to have its own interpretation.
Rating 3.9/5
Read in 2021