[stiff]

This is one of Lem's most approachable, fun to read books.

I also much recommend his books starring Ijon Tichy, the only books that make me laugh out loud - "The Star Diaries" and "The Futurological Congress":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijon_Tichy

[rasz]

German broadcaster ZDF made pretty fun loosely based TV series 'Ijon Tichy: Space Pilot'/'Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot' out of it. You can find couple episodes on YT with eng. subtitles.