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by uptownJimmy 933 days ago
I have only read Lem's "Solaris", and I have also watched the Soderbergh movie. But I don't think I've ever read/seen a more profound meditation on the human experience PLUS the possibilities of an encounter with an alien intelligence. Just wonderful, soul-provoking stuff.
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Run, don't walk, to pick up The Cyberiad and Mortal Engines. And then everything else. Luckiest library find 13 year old me could possibly have made.