He is best known for the novel and movie. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published For that, I'm glad I didn't give up on reading this like I had debated many times, but it was pretty slow to get through. 2001: A Space Odyssey: The perfect collaboration between book and film Originally posted at Fantasy Literature Arthur C. Clarke collaborated with Stanley Kubrick to produce the novel version of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) in order to provide the basis for the brilliant film of the same name. Simply the fact that both the book and the movie turned out even before the first human landed on the moon is astonishingly impressive. Gaiman points out that science fiction is a literature of ideas; rather than the story, language and characters, it’s the idea imbibed within the speculation of science fiction which shapes the above three. Right from the man-ape gaining the first form of intelligence, to man’s confrontation of evidences of life outside planet Earth, to the conflict of power and control between man and man’s creation, this novel envisions the development of human mind and the consequences it bears on the level of the universe beyond. I learnt a few things from this book about the planning of the film, and some of the reactions to the film following its release in 1968. That's a little weird, because I have liked the books of his I've read before. Though, to be fair, that’s not really the aim here. by Roc. We’d love your help. I enjoy 2001 because of the uniqueness of the movie/book collaboration, among other things. Nevertheless, I found his bland and general criticism of "hope" a rehash of what has been written about before of Kubrick's science fiction masterpiece. Right from the man-ape gaining the first form of intelligence, to man’s confrontation of evidences. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY by Arthur C. Clarke. Things like reading newspapers on a tablet, swiping a credit card to make a phone call, video phone calls, and many other little details are all just about right, even if his predictions about manned space travel were not quite right. September 1st 2000 The author's voice is not comfortable just letting the story be a story; instead, it's more like a guided tour of 2001. It was indeed full of such details, but because of them I was completely immersed into the action and had no problems picturing what was going on (a rarity in sci-fi). Nice corrective to some of the more populist accounts of the film's reception. While other authors can step back from their narrative and offer commentary that is applicable beyond it, Clarke can at times be didactic without really moving his narrative forward. But then comes along 2001: A Space Odyssey and blows all my previous bad experiences to cosmic smithereens. The detailed speculation about space and time in the story, conjured during that early period when space exploration was full of possibilities and unexplored theories, also show the thorough scientific research that the author undertook. But just as a book, it doesn't work so well for me. We’d love your help. I must admit, I was quite dissapointed with the criticism (or lack thereof) of Peter Kramer. But then comes along 2001: A Space Odyssey and blows all my previous bad experiences to cosmic smithereens. He does a wonderful job of diggin into the archives and bringing into light the history of the production of this movie. There isn't a lot of dialogue in this book which I didn't have a problem with but some people might not like that. Start by marking “2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. But when I downloaded the book that I thought I had ordered, I discovered that I was delivered A SPACE ODYSSEY instead. I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey in the theater for it's 25th anniversary. It's so famous now that of course you know some of what happens going in, but the attention to detail and the quality of the guesswork is really great, and some parts of it are gorgeous. Sci-fi and I are still in the early stages of getting to know each other. Refresh and try again. Who else has sold more than 200 million... To see what your friends thought of this book. “It was the mark of a barbarian to destroy something one could not understand.”. Maybe so, and maybe I'm thus not much of a sci-fi person. I sort of feel like I'm ragging on Arthur C. Clarke this weekend. I don't know quite what I was expecting, but not a really easy, absorbing read like this. A quick and insightful overview. Some books in the genre leave me a little underwhelmed, and some just bore me. Second, we have a very realistic look at what might happen, politically, in a near-future scenario when humanity is faced with the potentially significant discovery of an alien artifact. Makes sense, given that these genres are... To see what your friends thought of this book. Since the dawn of time, roughly a hundred billion human beings have walked the planet Earth. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Read this should you want to understand Kubrick’s odd movie. The beginning was interesting, parts of the middle were just terrible and boring, but the ending was unexpected and got me back into the book. I found it an informative resource about the production and release of the movie that dispelled the mythology surrounding it. BFI Modern Classics / BFI Film Classics series, Mariah Carey Is Telling Her Own Story (and Recommending Books). The novel—based on the script, based on a Clarke short story—is far more logical. I had ordered Robert Graves' COUNT BELISARIUS for my e-reader. I'm not the greatest fan of science fiction involving space travel, which is why it took me so long to finally read this. However, I wish it gave more detailed and colorful portraits of Kubrick and Clarke (more anecdotes and biographical material). The analysis of the film itself is fairly basic, but the discussions surrounding it have some great insights, Peter Kramer's book on "2001" is an enjoyable, quick read. Simply the fact that both the book and the movie turned out even before the first human landed on the moon is astonishingly impressive.

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