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Book Review By Manuel Derra
Eden by Stanislaw Lem

The six cosmonauts from Earth are stranded on Eden, a mysterious planet, inhabited by a strange and incomprehensible alien civilisation. How can man cope with events and situations which he would never encounter in a human environment?


Plot & Themes
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Explore:
Adversaries are… -
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - an entire race
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount

Setting
Terrain
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - inhabited by friendly aliens - unfriendly aliens - neutral aliens - primitive aliens
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - quite a lot of techical jargon
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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