2001: A Space Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke

...people believe that the film 2001: A Space Odyssey is an adaptation of Arthur C Clarke’s book but in fact almost uniquely for such a highly regarded novel the truth is the other way around. Stanley Kubrick the director of the film had read a short story by Clarke ‘The Sentinel’ and from the idea within that he decides to make an epic Sci-fi movie that was to explore some of the most basic and yet most complex themes, the origins ...
...certainly the novel like the film can be highly recommended. ***************************************************************** 2001: A Space Odyssey is published by Orbit (ISBN: 1857236645) in paperback (266 pages) and is available from Amazon.co.uk for £4.79 (p & p). Thank you for reading and rating this opinion. © Mauri 2003 ...

Mauri 27.06.2003 (24.07.2003) · Read full review
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...Having watched the film of 2001: A Space Odyssey two or three times I came to read the book, it was recommended, though perhaps not my usual choice, it certainly seemed an interesting thing to do, but first...... ~~The Details~~ 2001: A Space Odyssey is mostly based on the short story by Arthur C Clarke, called ‘The Sentinel’, and is the book of the film of the same name. The book came out in 1968 a little after the release of the film. My copy ...
...short stories, which are what 2001: A Space Odyssey is based upon, The Sentinel, and Encounter in the Dawn. The novel cost me £5.99, for 266 pages. ~~Background~~ It was sometime in April 1964 that Stanley Kubrick contacted Arthur C Clarke to see if they could come up with a story to make the proverbial good science fiction movie, after going over several short story’s of Arthur C Clarke’s, eventually, The Sentinel was chosen to base the movie ...

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I've always described the Stanley Kubrick film of '2001: A Space Odyssey' as "a great motion picture - but a terrible movie". Fortunately Clarke's novel much more of the former. If you've seen the film, you were probably left thinking "What's that all about?", but many things become much clearer in the course of the book. There are some things left unclarified, of course - otherwise we wouldn't have the next three books in the series - but that's ...
...the film very closely - the two were written alongside each other - but differs in detail (in the novel we end up at Saturn, not Jupiter) and is 'fleshed out' so that we can actually follow what is going on! Whilst dialogue - and thus character development - is limited, there is enough descriptive writing to allow a great deal of enjoyment for the reader. Highly recommended. ...

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The book 2001: A Space Odyssey is the book which came from the film is based. I orginally saw the film first, but then was so fascinated I preceeded to read the book. It is written by Arthur C Clarke and was originally published in 1968. Both the film and the book were written together, in collabaration with Stanley Kubrick. The basic plot of 2001: A Space Oddyssey is that aliens have help us to evolve by putting 'black monoliths' around the Universe. ...
...moon which instructs them to go to Saturn by sending a signal towards it. A crew is then sent out on the mission to Saturn with a superhuman computer called HAL. Unfortunately HAL malfunctions and starts killing off the crew members. The rest of the story is of how one member survives to fly to Saturn and to discover the mystery of the monolith. This book is quite slow in terms of moving along the storyline but I do not feel this is damaging to ...

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This is the best science fiction book ever. It is a true classic and is a must for anyone who appreciates science fiction writing. Arthur C Clarke excels himself in this story about the rebirth of worlds and the development of civilization. It tells the story of a race that places monoliths in different places in the solar system which spark invention and creativity on earth. The monolith inspires the birth of fire in society, and the beginning of ...

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this is a must for all sci-fi fans. This classic is possibly the best space opera ever written. it has simple clean ideas that have stood the test of time. dont be put off by the movie read the book and watch the film again, its a revelation. I guarantee once you start to read it you wont be able to stop, its the most facinating and gripping a sci-fi novel i think ive ever read. if for no other reason read it so that you understand the end of the ...

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