Solaris: The Definitive Edition

One of the best things about this book is I decided to read it instead of continuing to plod through Delany's Through the Valley of the Next of Spiders, so my love of Solaris might be influenced by my relief at not having to work so hard to attempt to enjoy a different book.

Having said that–what a wonderful book. Not without its flaws, but a fascinating take on what it means to be real, how we exist in relation to others, and how love can sometimes really fuck us up–all within a sci-fi wrapper that has such interesting facets as an entire planet that is basically some kind of brain, and a centuries-long attempt to communicate with an alien consciousness.