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2001: A Space Odyssey

Originally Published: 1968
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Book 1 of 4: Space Odyssey Series
Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Space Opera, Classic American Literature

Once again I am about to write the same sentence that I wrote about a good science fiction book called “Project Hail Mary”… This is how a science fiction book is written, with science in it, not just science it is called hard science and it is a book genre. Grandmaster Arthur C. Clark was basically giving us all a class in how to write a science fiction book without making it into a fantasy. Here I must confess that I believe science fiction and fantasy are basically the same thing but are the two sides of the same coin. Comment and tell me what you think?

Before you judge me, I said the writer wrote hard science fiction, which means if you write carefully, the reader never even notices that it is basically fantasy because all the facts and research backs you up and it becomes reality even some of the theories were never tested. One example of magic, fantasy, and Science Fiction combined is the series called “Darkness (World at War)” you can check one of these book's review here,  and one more series that I am reading is about a boy who becomes immortal and according to the writer, she is writing this series as a mix of almost all the genres, it means she is going to add magic, science fiction, and fantasy and many more genres in her upcoming books and I am so excited for that. At the moment only two books are out. Check the books called Queen of Egypt and Pharaoh’s destruction from the series In Pursuit Of Death by Ruby.K Gold.

Okay back to the book I am supposed to review, 2001: a Space Odyssey. Basically, it doesn’t matter what I write about this book, it is always going to be one of the greatest science fiction books of all time. It is not huge like Sir Arthur C. Clark’s other mammoth series but it leaves something with you and makes you wonder about yourself, the universe, and creation.

Do not watch the movie until you are done with the book or if you already watched it, then read the book to understand what was happening because the movie can't show you what is being thought and what is in the background of some things that happened on screen.

Without giving away anything, I can only tell the reader that this book is the story of humanity and much more if you go deep into the story.


Synopsis:
“The classic science fiction novel that captures and expands on the vision of Stanley Kubrick’s immortal film—and changed the way we look at the stars and ourselves.

From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man ventures to the outer rim of our solar system, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a journey unlike any other.

This allegory about humanity’s exploration of the universe—and the universe’s reaction to humanity—is a hallmark achievement in storytelling that follows the crew of the spacecraft Discovery as they embark on a mission to Saturn. Their vessel is controlled by HAL 9000, an artificially intelligent supercomputer capable of the highest level of cognitive functioning that rivals—and perhaps threatens—the human mind.

Grappling with space exploration, the perils of technology, and the limits of human power, 2001: A Space Odyssey continues to be an enduring classic of cinematic scope.”


Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.


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Book series: Space Odyssey Series
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Book 2: 2010: Odyssey Two: https://amzn.to/3fzhMYw
Book 3: 2061: Odyssey Three: https://amzn.to/2VAVWN0
Book 4: 3001: The Final Odyssey: https://amzn.to/3fDaVgV


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Project Hail Mary

Originally Published: 4, May 2021
Author: Andy Weir
Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Space Opera, Humor

This is how a science fiction book is written, with science in it. It is Mr. Andy Weir’s third novel, after 2011's The Martian, and 2017's Artemis.

It is going to remind you of The Martian but think of The Martian as a kindergartener and this book as a senior about to graduate. Sometimes my brother tells me not to praise a book so much to the point of making people think that I am getting paid to promote a book, this book is one of those books where I want to tell the reader to just buy the book and start reading. It is AMAZING.

While reading this, I don’t know why, I wanted to reread the classic “2001: A Space Odyssey” by one of the science fiction giants, Arthur C. Clarke. (My next review is going to be of this great book)

The characters are all loveable but in some cases, can feel two-dimensional but it doesn’t get in the way of the story and you are surely going to finish the book in four to five hours max. Once you start you’ll finish or won’t be able to concentrate on anything else until you are done with this book.

Only a few letdowns. If you think the environment is safe and global warming is fake, and if you think science, engineering, and electric issues in a spaceship can’t happen, then do not read this or be warned that it is kind of based on real science that some people think is not real. The book can be a little bit longer for some readers who don’t like to read the details of how stuff works and how something happened.

I am giving the rating based on the people who are connected with the paragraph above this one; otherwise, it is a hundred percent recommended book.


Synopsis:
“NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science—in development as a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling.

“An epic story of redemption, discovery and cool speculative sci-fi.”—USA Today

“If you loved The Martian, you’ll go crazy for Weir’s latest.”—The Washington Post

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone.

Or does he?

An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian—while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.”


Rating: 95/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.

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11/22/63

Originally Published: 8, November 2011
Author: Stephen King
Genres: Science Fiction, Time Travel, Mystery, Alternate History, American Literature, Thriller, suspense, horror, romance

11/22/63, The date of the Assassination of the thirty-fifth American president John F. Kennedy.

This book is one of the best books I have ever read and can easily be in the top hundred books of all time on my books list. You get almost all the genres in this story and King has delivered a great masterpiece once again. I suggest you watch the miniseries first and then read the book for a full feel and understanding of what it is all about. But it is true; you can’t beat a book when it comes to explaining something.

This book’s ending is so painful and it punches you hard and squeezes your heart if you love someone but that is what stories are meant to do, make you realize and understand the reality and fix the issues according to what you feel. If a book makes you think about a loved one, then go say “I love you” at that very moment, because you never know if it is the last time you are seeing or talking to someone.

This is a huge book but don’t be afraid, it is a fast read and you are going to want more once it is done, and actually, you can imagine a few more chapters of your own if you want. But it was all left for you to decide by the King.

With this book, the writer is going to explain the term “page-turner” and “can't put down” once you start reading this book.

This is not what the writer usually writes, I mean the genre but he has command over whatever he writes and this book is as great as most of his work. This is my second review of Mr. Stephen King but it feels like the first because of the different styles and genres of the two books I reviewed. But one thing is for sure, he is the King.


Synopsis:

“One of the Ten Best Books of The New York Times
Book Review Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize
Now a miniseries from Hulu starring James Franco

ON NOVEMBER 22, 1963, THREE SHOTS RANG OUT IN DALLAS, PRESIDENT KENNEDY DIED, AND THE WORLD CHANGED. WHAT IF YOU COULD CHANGE IT BACK?

In this brilliantly conceived tour de force, Stephen King—who has absorbed the social, political, and popular culture of his generation more imaginatively and thoroughly than any other writer—takes readers on an incredible journey into the past and the possibility of altering it.

It begins with Jake Epping, a thirty-five-year-old English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching GED classes. He asks his students to write about an event that changed their lives, and one essay blows him away—a gruesome, harrowing story about the night more than fifty years ago when Harry Dunning’s father came home and killed his mother, his sister, and his brother with a sledgehammer. Reading the essay is a watershed moment for Jake, his life—like Harry’s, like America’s in 1963—turning on a dime. Not much later his friend Al, who owns the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to the past, a particular day in 1958. And Al enlists Jake to take over the mission that has become his obsession—to prevent the Kennedy assassination.

So begins Jake’s new life as George Amberson, in a different world of Ike and JFK and Elvis, of big American cars and sock hops and cigarette smoke everywhere. From the dank little city of Derry, Maine (where there’s Dunning business to conduct), to the warmhearted small town of Jodie, Texas, where Jake falls dangerously in love, every turn is leading eventually, of course, to a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and to Dallas, where the past becomes heart-stoppingly suspenseful, and where history might not be history anymore. Time-travel has never been so believable. Or so terrifying.”

As with all of Mr. King’s books, I can't go below perfect score and recommendation.


Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.

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