2001: A Space Odyssey

5.0

“If you understand 2001: A Space Odyssey completely, we failed.” - Stanley Kubrick

This book is ahead beyond its time, way before we even first set foot in the Moon. Clarke's imagination literally transcends into the universe. Most people who have both read the books and seen the movies will tell you to read the book first in order to fully understand the film. Well, they're not wrong after all.

Right after I finished reading this today, I opened up Netflix as I feel like I need to see the film immediately. I wouldn't even understand the movie if I haven't read the book first. Everything's too ambiguous and downright confusing. Both the print and screen version are mindbenders that requires a few more getting-into. You will never fully understand this in the first reading. Scratch that. You will never fully understand this in forever. Read the quote above, and you'll understand my point.

This book will make you think about the greater scheme of man about the universe. All of the things that we know, and may never know, in a human race's lifetime. It will question your role, you as a human, on the universe and what will happen way past beyond that.

This book is literally an “odyssey” of the mind so if you're a fan of books that do all the thinking for you, steer away from this. However, I recommend this if you're a fan of mind-boggling books. It's appropriate for any age group. Read this and I can guarantee you that this will probably be one of the best sci-fi books you've ever come contact with.