Powrót z gwiazd
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- Author：Stanisław Lem
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Summary
Powrót z gwiazd to historia astronauty， który na skutek paradoksu czasowego Einsteina powrócił z wyprawy w Kosmos na Ziemię， gdzie tymczasem minęło półtora stulecia。 Astronauta próbuje zrozumieć i zaakceptować ziemską cywilizację， która zrezygnowała z podejmowania ryzyka na rzecz bezpieczeństwa i dostatku。
Fascynująca wizja Ziemi jako „obcej planety”， na której – by żyć tam dalej – trzeba na nowo doświadczyć na sobie problemów sensu egzystencji， dobra i zła， swobody i zniewolenia， agresji i miłości。
Fascynująca wizja Ziemi jako „obcej planety”， na której – by żyć tam dalej – trzeba na nowo doświadczyć na sobie problemów sensu egzystencji， dobra i zła， swobody i zniewolenia， agresji i miłości。
Reviews
Samuel
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I'm giving this book four stars because I found it interesting in its historical context; if I picked it up without knowing that Lem wrote it in 1961 in communist Poland， I probably wouldn't have gotten halfway through without putting it down and I would have rated it much lower。 As a period piece， this is fascinating; it's a window into how a science fiction writer in the Soviet Union talked about the future of interstellar travel at the beginning of the Space Race。 Lem also wrestles with the t I'm giving this book four stars because I found it interesting in its historical context; if I picked it up without knowing that Lem wrote it in 1961 in communist Poland， I probably wouldn't have gotten halfway through without putting it down and I would have rated it much lower。 As a period piece， this is fascinating; it's a window into how a science fiction writer in the Soviet Union talked about the future of interstellar travel at the beginning of the Space Race。 Lem also wrestles with the theme of suffering and the question of whether suffering is what drives us to achieve great things - he poses a very similar question about the virtue of a utopian project as a book like Brave New World， but he engages more deeply with the nuance of the question than Huxley did and as a reader I came away with a lot of questions to think about。With all that said， and without spoiling too much I hope， as a contemporary reader I can't really love this book because of its approach to sex， which is a very mid-century take on things。 The very worst impulses of the James Bond type of man-forces-himself-on-woman-then-woman-falls-for-man trope from that era are on full display here。 To a certain extent， I see Lem trying to use this dynamic to unsettle the reader and make a point about the brokenness of the main character， but the point is lost along the way and ultimately ends up coming off （at least to me） as being in favor of men forcing themselves on women。 This wasn't the main theme of the book or anything， and I still enjoyed reading the story， but this definitely detracted from my enjoyment。 。。。more
Johannes Duckeck
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This， to me， was a difficult read。 More literature than sci-fi， but with beautifully written hard science-fiction parts。 I almost would have liked to hear more about these space exploration adventures that lie in the past of the protagonist。 As it stands they are used as sometimes vivid， sometimes hazy， regretted and celebrated memories that stand in contrast with a present that seems to have nothing to offer to the protagonist。It’s actually masterfully written， just kinda difficult to read。 The This， to me， was a difficult read。 More literature than sci-fi， but with beautifully written hard science-fiction parts。 I almost would have liked to hear more about these space exploration adventures that lie in the past of the protagonist。 As it stands they are used as sometimes vivid， sometimes hazy， regretted and celebrated memories that stand in contrast with a present that seems to have nothing to offer to the protagonist。It’s actually masterfully written， just kinda difficult to read。 The story is much deeper than what is said。 But it also runs into issues with progress in political and sociological realms that has happened in the last 60 years。I’m not super familiar with the rest of Lem’s canon， but of what I do know， I could see significant traces。 There are robots similar to how they are treated in the Cyberiad， the prosaic description of the future has lots of parallels in his non-fiction work Summa Technologiae， and the narrative style is very similar to Solaris。All of this is making me into a huge Stanisław Lem fan！ But this is perhaps not the most obvious entry point to his work。 。。。more
Jonathan Hockey
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Mostly， a very good story。 Felt it trailed off and meandered a bit towards a slightly sentimental conclusion。 Otherwise， could have been a five star read for me。
Wendelle
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This book's themes include the age-old dichotomy between risk and security， adventure and exploration or love and familial comforts， stoked passions or dead serenity， presented as civilizational choices This book's themes include the age-old dichotomy between risk and security， adventure and exploration or love and familial comforts， stoked passions or dead serenity， presented as civilizational choices 。。。more
Min
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Un clásico que me ha gustado descubrir， aunque no creo que regrese a sus páginas。 Es un texto puramente descriptivo que se centra principalmente en la estética， la tecnología y el ocio de la Nueva Era。 Pero se trata de un futuro -en palabras de la propia obra- demasiado tibio。 Con un argumento tan goloso， me esperaba un desarrollo mucho más social， algo más cercano a un ensayo。 Deja entrever las grandes incógnitas de una sociedad deshumanizada y pasa de puntillas， casi ni roza， la psicología más Un clásico que me ha gustado descubrir， aunque no creo que regrese a sus páginas。 Es un texto puramente descriptivo que se centra principalmente en la estética， la tecnología y el ocio de la Nueva Era。 Pero se trata de un futuro -en palabras de la propia obra- demasiado tibio。 Con un argumento tan goloso， me esperaba un desarrollo mucho más social， algo más cercano a un ensayo。 Deja entrever las grandes incógnitas de una sociedad deshumanizada y pasa de puntillas， casi ni roza， la psicología más íntima y las costumbres de unos personajes que apenas tienen voz ni forma。 Son meros espectadores de una sociedad vacía y deprimente。 El "romance" （por llamarlo de algún modo） me parece un desvarío mal llevado。 En las últimas páginas， por fin， la naturaleza humana recupera el protagonismo que merece。 Una lectura con muchos altibajos， pero con todo， curiosa y con muchos puntos de interés。 。。。more
Germán
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Muy entretenida la verdad。 Una obra de ciencia ficción que， si bien no lleva la ficción al extremo， desarrolla personajes bien definidos y con los que me siento capaz de empatizar。 Tanto es así que la parte scifi se me antoja algo testimonial， aunque con un aire steam punk bastante interesante。 La licencia científica que toma el autor para desarrollar su ficción es bastante suave incluso para la época， con naves cargadas hasta los topes de combustible y sin hibernación siquiera para mantener a l Muy entretenida la verdad。 Una obra de ciencia ficción que， si bien no lleva la ficción al extremo， desarrolla personajes bien definidos y con los que me siento capaz de empatizar。 Tanto es así que la parte scifi se me antoja algo testimonial， aunque con un aire steam punk bastante interesante。 La licencia científica que toma el autor para desarrollar su ficción es bastante suave incluso para la época， con naves cargadas hasta los topes de combustible y sin hibernación siquiera para mantener a la tripulación。El tema recurrente es el asombro y el shock continuo en el que vive nuestro protagonista al llegar a un mundo en el que， por efectos relativistas， ha pasado más de cien años， mientras que para su reloj bilógico local ha pasado apenas una década。 Todo， desde la moda hasta las relaciones entre personas， ha cambiado en la Tierra， y Lem es capaz de describir este nuevo mundo como si hubiese ido a verlo。 Las descripciones casi poéticas de todo lo que a nuestro protagonista le resulta tan extraño hacen que sea fácil ponerse en sus zapatos。Narrada desde la voz de nuestro protagonista， esta novela nos descubre muy poco a poco los trágicos acontecimientos que tuvieron lugar durante el viaje a las estrellas de nuestro protagonista。 En este sentido es como leerse un blog escrito por una suerte de Lázaro Carreter del futuro。 No esperes giros de argumento o dramatizaciones exageradas， cosa que casi agradezco en este tipo de novela。En conclusión: una lectura fácil y entretenida que recomiendo a todo el que busque ayudar a su imaginación a viajar un rato al futuro。 He estado a punto de darle tres estrellas por lo que cuento debajo， pero siendo honestos se merece cuatro。SPOILERS AHEAD！Yo no sé si seré el único al que le parece que Hal y Olaf tienen o han tenido algo en el pasado。 Desde luego， y muy a mi pesar， el canon en el libro es que no。 De hecho Hal termina casado con una mujer a la que ama con locura。 Pero no me puedes decir que estos dos se lanzan las miradas que se lanzan， boxean y acaban uno tirado encima del otro， se observan furtivamente desnudos y hacen cosas como intercambiarse los bañadores y que yo me tenga que creer que son amigos del alma y punto。 Y lo que les cuesta despedirse al final cuando Olaf se embarca en una nueva expedición。。。 Lo mismo es que yo estoy más sensible de lo normal y veo donde no hay pero， en mi cabeza estos dos son felices y comen perdices para siempre 👀。 。。。more
Ivana Books Are Magic
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I'm surprised this novel is not better known or more praised。 Return From the Stars in an amazing book。 What particularly impressed me is how it felt like several novels within one novel。 The protagonist of this novel is an astronaut who has returned to Earth from the Starts （meaning the space） after a period of more than a hundred years。 Hal， a former astronaut， finds the Earth greatly changed。 So， changed that Hal experiences severe cultural shock。 Tennessee Williams said it best- Time is the I'm surprised this novel is not better known or more praised。 Return From the Stars in an amazing book。 What particularly impressed me is how it felt like several novels within one novel。 The protagonist of this novel is an astronaut who has returned to Earth from the Starts （meaning the space） after a period of more than a hundred years。 Hal， a former astronaut， finds the Earth greatly changed。 So， changed that Hal experiences severe cultural shock。 Tennessee Williams said it best- Time is the greatest distance。There are other members of the crew that have returned， but initially Hal is alone and only meets one of his former crew members after a period of time。 He is facing the world alone at start。 Described as two meters tall， Hal towers over the people he meets， but their differences do not stop there。 Hal shocks everyone and his initial efforts of communication with other Earthlings are clumsy。 To him they seem terribly passive。 Something has changed， the human kind is not the same。 He attends the party where he meets a girl who seems drunk but soon he realizes that she is not。 She invites him home and he accepts， albeit surprised。 At her home， Hal realizes why it is not uncommon for a girl to invite a man she just met over- there is this procedure that everyone undertakes， every human living on the planet， making them incapable of any act of aggression。 Once the girl learns that Hal has not undergone this procedure， she is terrified of him and he soon leaves because he doesn't want to make her uncomfortable。 Hal ventures on his own to research this new Earth。 With time he learns more about the way things function。 The girl provided him with some basic information but when he checks into hotel he soon learns more。 He can stay in the hotel as long as he likes。 The future world is almost an utopia。 There is a sum awarded to him even if he chooses not to work。 Hal eagerly explores this new world。 However， Hal understandably finds it hard to adapt to this utopia。 The Earth has become a place with no risks but also a place that is restricted。 For Hal， Earth is no longer the home planet he has left more than a hundred years ago。 The most significant change is that of human society。 The human kind itself has changed， choosing to undergone a procedure called betrization， that makes them incapable of harming anyone， be it an animal or another person。 Robots do all the dangerous or difficult jobs。 The consequences of betrization， a procedure designed to neutralize all aggressive impulses are far-reaching。 This is not a cosmetic procedure but rather one that completely changes humans as such。 It makes people avoid all risks and as such it numbs their desire to explore and do research。 Nobody wants to venture into space anymore。 The space travel could be of interest only to historians。Hal soon meets some interesting characters from his past。 Moreover， the story is not linear。 Hal often remembers his space travel adventures- and some of these memories weight hard on him。 There seems to me there were moments when Hal experiences something like PTSP thinking about his space days。 On the other hand， he still has the desire to explore the space within him。 In other words， Hal is torn。 When he meets a member of his crew， they get into heated debates over whether the new life on Earth is completely wrong or not。 I thought that would be it， you know， the study of Hal's life in this new Earth， in other words a dystopian or if you will- an utopian novel。 However， the book kept throwing surprised on me and I loved it。 It kept bringing moments from Hal's past and shedding more light on the protagonist。 It's not a strictly linear novel nor does it focus only on the dystopian society。 There is a personal element to it as well。 Just when I thought that was about it， the protagonist falls madly in love with Eri and then there is this whole romantic story。 It's quite dynamic and Hal does crazy things。 Without too much spoilers， we could say that love changes Hal's view on many things。 Here is what the author said about this book: 。。。I have some reservations about this book because of sentimentalism and the brawn of its characters。 Besides I recognize some traces of Remarque。 An author cannot help his characters - only because he likes them。 The romance could have ended just like in the novel but under one condition - the heroine should have been a more expressive character。 I still consider the idea of "betrization" to be an interesting concept， however I slightly oversimplified its realization。 My ambiguous feelings toward this book can be seen in the fact that I gave permission for translation and foreign editions。 It is impressive how many things Lem predicted in terms of technology， for example reading books on tablets。 There are wonderful poetic descriptions of space travel in this novel， but space exploration as such is not idolized。 The author makes it known that space travel as such is dangerous。 It goes into detail describing some of the past Hal's 'space travel' experiences， one of them being paranormal （this made me think of Solaris）。 There is also an obvious philosophical aspect to the novel。 Lem （through the eyes of Hal） questions this future society。 Hal cannot feel at home at this new Earth， but he is not completely closed minded about it。 His love for Eri makes Hal want to understand this （to him alien） Earth。 Indeed， there is a romantic story within this novel as well。 I don't remember seeing a female character playing as important role in Lem's novels before。 Eri definitely plays an important part in this novel （and in Hal's life） so that was interesting。 Lem said that the female character could have been better developed， but to me she seemed real enough。 All in all， this was a rich story and I enjoyed it a lot。 Highly recommended to lovers of science fiction and dystopian literature。 。。。more
Kamilla。Esz
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3。5
Pixi Jo
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Well written beautiful book that makes violence and rape sound just wonderful！ The author has talent so for that he gets two stars， and I suspect others of his books are very much worth reading。But。。。not。。。this。。。one！The only Hal worthy of being in space was an oddity in an odyssey that was worth paying attention to。Very politely， but firmly， not recommended Dave。
Laura Steinert
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Bad translation？ For men only book？ Requires LSD while reading？ Really， really bad。
Gilliane Nadeau
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Hal Bregg returns from a 150-year mission to the stars， only to find the world he left behind no longer values his sacrifice， in fact scorns it。 The world has changed， and Hal muddles through as best he can as a ghost from the past。 Closing my eyes after reading some paragraphs， the world that Lem has created for his characters is a future that seems at the same time all too close to， and light years apart from， the one we’re currently in。This is why I love early sci-fi。 They can travel to the s Hal Bregg returns from a 150-year mission to the stars， only to find the world he left behind no longer values his sacrifice， in fact scorns it。 The world has changed， and Hal muddles through as best he can as a ghost from the past。 Closing my eyes after reading some paragraphs， the world that Lem has created for his characters is a future that seems at the same time all too close to， and light years apart from， the one we’re currently in。This is why I love early sci-fi。 They can travel to the stars and back， but they still need to use a wired telephone to make a call。 。。。more
Francisco Javier
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Se me hizo bola。 Y eso que me encanta la ciencia-ficción pero no pude con él。
Lit。reviewer
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Це роман польського фантаста Станіслава Лема про астронавта Халя Брега， який щойно повернувся з експедиції в космос。 Для нього у зірках минуло лише 10 років， у той час як на Землі пройшло цілих 127。 За цей період світ кардинально змінився і головному герою доводиться знайомитись із новим устроєм цивілізації。 Не дивно， що він відчуває себе чужинцем， адже люди витріщаються на нього， він дивує їх своєю мужньою статурою， міцним потиском руки і широкими плечима， які не можуть приховати затамовану в н Це роман польського фантаста Станіслава Лема про астронавта Халя Брега， який щойно повернувся з експедиції в космос。 Для нього у зірках минуло лише 10 років， у той час як на Землі пройшло цілих 127。 За цей період світ кардинально змінився і головному герою доводиться знайомитись із новим устроєм цивілізації。 Не дивно， що він відчуває себе чужинцем， адже люди витріщаються на нього， він дивує їх своєю мужньою статурою， міцним потиском руки і широкими плечима， які не можуть приховати затамовану в них силу。 Нове суспільство не знає воєн， страху， авантюризму та ризику。 Ці люди не можуть вдатись до насилля。 Причиною такому укладу є бетризація - обов’язкова з народження процедура， яка забирає здатність застосовувати силу проти інших людей чи навіть тварин， вона нейтралізує всі агресивні імпульси。 Всі небезпечні професії перестали бути людськими， тепер вони передані роботам。Окрім того， багато звичних для Брега речей， на кшталт традиційної машини， можна знайти лише в антикварних лавках。 Люди користуються ульдерами， які можуть літати， миються в душі， де не ллється вода， їдять їжу， що вибухає， та застосовують безліч інших незрозумілих речей。 Цьому світу більше не потрібні ті мізерні досягнення у сфері астронавтики， яким присвятив своє життя головний герой。 Наука пішла набагато далі。 Навіть він сам не потрібен。 А чи потрібен новий світ йому？Мені дуже важко давався перший розділ。 Велика кількість незнайомих слів збивали з пантелику。 Відчуваєш себе зайвим。 Спокійніше стало тоді， коли зрозуміла， що Халь точно розділяє мої почуття і так само не розуміє， що відбувається， а отже ми в одній команді。 Далі було простіше。 Після декількох пояснень картинка світу вималювалась достатньо чітко。 Для мене це новий автор і не дуже близький жанр， але можу сміливо рекомендувати роман прихильникам фантастики。 。。。more
Ela
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 futurystyczny opis przyszlosci ogarnietej przez technologie jest jak najbardziej fascynujacy w tej powiesci， szczegolnie biorac pod uwage rok wydania。 poczucie zagubienia glownego bohatera w niekonczacych sie korytarzach， nieznanym slownictwie daje do myslenia。 jednak na tym koncza sie dobre aspekty powiesci， gdy betryzacja i tematyka toksycznej meskosci wkracza i nie chce wyjsc。 opis wyzbycia ludzkosci agresji jako pozbawienia mezczyzn prawdziwej natury jest absurdalny， a dodajac do tego aparyc futurystyczny opis przyszlosci ogarnietej przez technologie jest jak najbardziej fascynujacy w tej powiesci， szczegolnie biorac pod uwage rok wydania。 poczucie zagubienia glownego bohatera w niekonczacych sie korytarzach， nieznanym slownictwie daje do myslenia。 jednak na tym koncza sie dobre aspekty powiesci， gdy betryzacja i tematyka toksycznej meskosci wkracza i nie chce wyjsc。 opis wyzbycia ludzkosci agresji jako pozbawienia mezczyzn prawdziwej natury jest absurdalny， a dodajac do tego aparycje （olbrzyma）， porwanie kobiety， ktora na wskutek syndromu sztokholmskiego postanawia pozostac z Halem wydaje sie byc satyra na temat absurdow postrzegania meskosci， tylko ze w ksiazce jest traktowany absolutnie powaznie。 po lekturze solaris to wielki zawod 。。。more
Ілля Слаба
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I am crying。
Daniil Dmitriev
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I love Stanislaw Lem
Manuel
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Molto altalenante， non sono riuscito a godermelo tutto al meglio perché diversi passaggi descrittivi， soprattutto nelle prime 50 pagine， mi annoiavano， però ha anche diversi spunti molti interessanti e che fanno riflettere。
Anıl Ay
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Lem tarafından yine bilimkurguya farklı bir yakınlaşmanın adı， Yıldızlardan Dönüş。Bıraktığı evren ile döndüğü evren arasında hiç bir paralellik bulunmayan， geçmişin izleri ile yeninin çekiciliği arasında sıkışmış bir karakterin hikayesi。Bu eserde özellikle karakterlerin ruhsal yapıları， davranışları ve çevre ile etkileşimi gibi aslında bilimkurgu eserlerde ikinci hatta üçüncü plana atılabilecek konular， eseri sırtlayıp götüren ana unsurlar。Hal karakterinin yaşadığı arayışı anlatırken， aslında in Lem tarafından yine bilimkurguya farklı bir yakınlaşmanın adı， Yıldızlardan Dönüş。Bıraktığı evren ile döndüğü evren arasında hiç bir paralellik bulunmayan， geçmişin izleri ile yeninin çekiciliği arasında sıkışmış bir karakterin hikayesi。Bu eserde özellikle karakterlerin ruhsal yapıları， davranışları ve çevre ile etkileşimi gibi aslında bilimkurgu eserlerde ikinci hatta üçüncü plana atılabilecek konular， eseri sırtlayıp götüren ana unsurlar。Hal karakterinin yaşadığı arayışı anlatırken， aslında insanın varlık olarak en zayıf olduğu topluluğa dahi uyum sağlayabilmesinin mümkün olduğunu da bizlere gösteriyor kitap。Tabi Lem'in yine farklı， detaylı ama o detaylarda boğmayan evren kurgusu da kitabın önemli başarılarından。 。。。more
Joshinsky
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8/10Ein wunderschön geschriebenes Buch， dessen Liebesgeschichte heutzutage vielleicht etwas aus der Zeit gefallen wirkt， das aber nichtsdestotrotz vor allem am Ende mitzureißen vermag。 Der Stoff schreit geradezu nach einer Verfilmung durch einen Regisseur des Kalibers Denis Villeneuve oder Alex Garland！
Yacoob
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Tady bych se vůbec nebál srovnání s Huxleyho Krásným novým světem。 Bregg je sice primitiv časový， nikoliv prostorový jako John， ale stejně tak zjišťuje， že Brave New Wolrd stojí za starou bačkoru， protože utlumením lidských pudů skrze betrizaci vznikla sice bezpečná， rozumná a pohodlná společnost， ale také společnost nudná， sterilní， nelidská， v níž jsou utlumeny emoce a především touha po poznání， která je leitmotivem celé knihy。 Charakterově Bregg připomíná spíš Čapkova Prokopa z Krakatitu než Tady bych se vůbec nebál srovnání s Huxleyho Krásným novým světem。 Bregg je sice primitiv časový， nikoliv prostorový jako John， ale stejně tak zjišťuje， že Brave New Wolrd stojí za starou bačkoru， protože utlumením lidských pudů skrze betrizaci vznikla sice bezpečná， rozumná a pohodlná společnost， ale také společnost nudná， sterilní， nelidská， v níž jsou utlumeny emoce a především touha po poznání， která je leitmotivem celé knihy。 Charakterově Bregg připomíná spíš Čapkova Prokopa z Krakatitu než Johna， ale prostředky úniku před novou společností má velice podobné， ať už jde o nesmyslné fyzické výkony （box， běhání po horách， pěší výlety）， nebo dětinskou realizaci "svobody" v bláznivé jízdě antikvariátním autem bez zabezpečovacího zařízení。 Fascinující je také naprosto nesmyslný doslov Františka Vrby， který se pokouší v duchu marxismu-leninismu obhájit toto dílo jako antikapitalistické， i když by se podle mě mnohem úspěšněji dal tvrdit opak （tedy že jde o dílo antisocialistické）， neboť společnost je po Breggově návratu de facto zcela komunistická （beztřídní， každý pracuje dle svého umu， řídí ji vědci， nikdo nestrádá， peníze nejsou potřeba atd。）。 Doteď mi není jasné， jestli to je geniální etuda pro cenzory， nebo si to vážně myslel。 Hvězda dolů je za příliš dlouhé popisné pasáže v úvodu， které bohužel za těch 70 let trochu ztratily na lesku。 Za geniální předpověď nicméně považuji čtečku Optonu， tedy Kindle :） 。。。more
Zuz reads
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Pensive meditation touching on a number of themes - social alienation， culture shock， the possible advantages of human aggression， the purpose of exploration and science， among others。 It is interesting to see this perspective of a possible future as imagined by a Polish man in the early 1960s。 This is certainly mostly a philosophical book without much in the way of a driving plot。I struggled with several aspects of this text。 The difficulty of characters to communicate was hard to read。 I suspe Pensive meditation touching on a number of themes - social alienation， culture shock， the possible advantages of human aggression， the purpose of exploration and science， among others。 It is interesting to see this perspective of a possible future as imagined by a Polish man in the early 1960s。 This is certainly mostly a philosophical book without much in the way of a driving plot。I struggled with several aspects of this text。 The difficulty of characters to communicate was hard to read。 I suspect this was an intentional choice to reflect that many people struggle to know their own feelings let along to be able to put them into words。 But this inability to verbalize thoughts， feelings or basic questions makes for tricky reading。 The very white world expect for a jarring inclusion of POC in a simulated African river cruise was depressing as was the author's inability to imagine women in pursuit of scientific adventures。 The interactions between the main character and women were at times cringe inducing。 I also found myself very much wanting to know more about the political and economic reality of this future rather than spending quite so much time on the physical aspects of the world。 Overall an interesting read broadening my view of the history of science fiction literature。 。。。more
Marie Shiriaeva
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amazing。
Oleg Abrazhaev
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That was easy to read。 Good possible future world description， bad dialogs and love story from 60s when women were treated differently。
Rob
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This was my first Lem， though I've wanted to read him since I was a kid and saw his books at Waldenbooks at the mall。 I don't know why I never got around to him。 I liked parts of this and was underwhelmed/confused/bored by much of it。 But the interesting parts were very much so and I intend to read more of him。Much of the book was original， and many of the dated parts still had value。 The idea （view spoiler）[ that the world would have changed so dramatically because of the chemical elimination o This was my first Lem， though I've wanted to read him since I was a kid and saw his books at Waldenbooks at the mall。 I don't know why I never got around to him。 I liked parts of this and was underwhelmed/confused/bored by much of it。 But the interesting parts were very much so and I intend to read more of him。Much of the book was original， and many of the dated parts still had value。 The idea （view spoiler）[ that the world would have changed so dramatically because of the chemical elimination of aggression was interesting。 It was a cool idea to explore; it felt a little LeGuinian in that respect。 But I'm not sure I agree with Lem's conclusions。 Also all the stuff with the courtship/semi-unintentional rape was weird and uncomfortable。 The implications of it were unnerving but it was also presented mostly through very vague and confusing dialogue。 （hide spoiler）]I'm intrigued to read more of Lem。 。。。more
martucha czyta
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3，75。
Javi Mejías
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Me ha sorprendido gratamente el libro。 Su comienzo se hace un poco duro de leer， ya que， al igual que el protagonista， estás completamente perdido en la ciudad。 Pero a medida que vas descubriendo como ha cambiado la sociedad y vas aprendiendo sobre cada una de las cosas que han cambiado， te vas enganchando irremediablemente。 Esperaba bastante poco del final， ya que es una historia un tanto corta （280 páginas）， pero el autor ha sabido darle un cierre muy muy bueno。 Habría estado genial que se aho Me ha sorprendido gratamente el libro。 Su comienzo se hace un poco duro de leer， ya que， al igual que el protagonista， estás completamente perdido en la ciudad。 Pero a medida que vas descubriendo como ha cambiado la sociedad y vas aprendiendo sobre cada una de las cosas que han cambiado， te vas enganchando irremediablemente。 Esperaba bastante poco del final， ya que es una historia un tanto corta （280 páginas）， pero el autor ha sabido darle un cierre muy muy bueno。 Habría estado genial que se ahondara un poco más en algunas partes de la novela， como cuando el protagonista cuenta vivencias de la expedición; pero en general le doy muy buen calificación 。。。more
Сергей
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История возвращения из межзвёздного путешествия спустя десятилетия， на землю， где всем уже не интересно исследование космоса。 Так как это считается бесполезно потраченным временем。 Уже сделано множество открытий。 Все знакомые умерли или сильно постарели。 На земле живут купированные жители。 Они не испытывают ярких эмоций。 Не могут причинить вред другим на подсознательном уровне。 Вернувшиеся же испытывают неловкость， их боятся узнавая， что они не купированы。 И что лучше для их остаться на такой зе История возвращения из межзвёздного путешествия спустя десятилетия， на землю， где всем уже не интересно исследование космоса。 Так как это считается бесполезно потраченным временем。 Уже сделано множество открытий。 Все знакомые умерли или сильно постарели。 На земле живут купированные жители。 Они не испытывают ярких эмоций。 Не могут причинить вред другим на подсознательном уровне。 Вернувшиеся же испытывают неловкость， их боятся узнавая， что они не купированы。 И что лучше для их остаться на такой земле или снова вернуться в космос？ 。。。more
Aída Alonso
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RESEÑA PRÓXIMAMENTE （lo que escribiré ahora será un poco cutre， sorry）Me ha gustado mucho porque me han parecido muy interesantes las reflexiones de los personajes。Otro punto a destacar es la prosa del autor， ya que es magnífica。
Monur72
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Okuduğum en dandik ve sıkıcı romanlardan。
Christian Schwoerke
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I liked and was very much impressed by this disquieting novel， the story of an astronaut’s re-acclimation to Earth after a 10-year mission at the ends of the galaxy。 What makes this re-acclimation most difficult is that speed-of-light travel has brought Hal Bregg and his fellow astronauts back to an Earth that has undergone 127 years of development。While there are technological and architectural developments that impress and disorient， it’s a more subtle alteration that makes re-integration a co I liked and was very much impressed by this disquieting novel， the story of an astronaut’s re-acclimation to Earth after a 10-year mission at the ends of the galaxy。 What makes this re-acclimation most difficult is that speed-of-light travel has brought Hal Bregg and his fellow astronauts back to an Earth that has undergone 127 years of development。While there are technological and architectural developments that impress and disorient， it’s a more subtle alteration that makes re-integration a concern for Bregg， his colleagues， and his superiors: “betrization”， the inoculation of all the world’s people against violent thought and action。 While Bregg tries to sort his feelings about the new presiding spirit of humankind， Lem offers up a clever and keenly observed social transformation。 By the eradication of violent impulses， it becomes possible to work more cooperatively， to make a virtual paradise of the planet， to allocate all work to robots， to dedicate one’s life to personal satisfactions。 At the same time humanity forges this new world of beneficent peace， there has been a thorough curtailment of any activity that entails risk or adventure。Lem hints at the meaningless of human drama， art， exploration， etc。 when there is no aggression and no will to risk life and limb， and it’s long after this novel is finished that I continue to ponder just how mixed a blessing it is to wish away mankind’s savage impulses。 Bregg’s reaction to the effete behavior of people is analogous， probably， to how most of us would feel。 He is perturbed that his mission and even the data collected prove meaningless to a people unwilling to leave the Earth; he is ambivalent about what it means to continue to live with others who have no strong passions。Several scenes in this book are memorable， but two stand out。 The initial descriptions of Bregg’s arrival on Earth and his confused movements around the airport on the bewildering multi-level automated concourses。 This nightmarish immersion into a glimmering， confused chaos is well done， a dispassionate longueur worthy of the nouveau roman of Alan Robbe-Grillet。 And the other scene is Bregg’s suicidal flight from the resort in his car， which turns into an undefinable cat and mouse with a hover vehicle that pursues him。 The ambivalent menace in this scene was subtly rendered and the scene’s conclusion is satisfyingly cathartic。 。。。more
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