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Paradoxically, I've never brought myself to like Lem's science-fiction books, but enjoyed his two non-science-fiction books (one of them even non-fiction): 1.
by yakubin 5y ago
Paradoxically, I've never brought myself to like Lem's science-fiction books, but enjoyed his two non-science-fiction books (one of them even non-fiction):
1. Hospital of the Transfiguration: <https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251632.Hospital_of_the_Transfiguration https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251632.Hospital_of_the_T...>
2. Highcastle: A Remembrance: <https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251630.Highcastle https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251630.Highcastle>
- Sosh101 5y agoHave you tried 'Fiasco'? I've reread that a couple of times.
- scandox 5y agoA great book.
- gambiting 5y agoSo Hospital of Transfiguration is an absolutely incredible - if haunting - book, and as much as I love Lem's Sci-Fi, that one is a masterpiece as well. Also I have no idea if they are even available in English, but the two follow ups to it, "Wśród umarłych"(Among the dead) and "Powrót"(Return) are also worth reading, even though Lem never agreed to republish them, as he only agreed to write them to get around the communist censorship. I think from the perspective of time it's easy to see throught the pages written clearly to appease the communist censors, and end up with a worthy follow up to the first book.