Reviews

The Invincible by Stanisław Lem

bperl's review against another edition

4.0

Both enjoyable and thought-provoking. Lem here explores the idea of necro-evolution: advanced machines adapting themselves to new conditions independent of oversight.
Not as weighty as Solaris, but still an interesting ride.

meedamian's review against another edition

4.0

Great story. Great concepts. Not great ending.

joaniffer's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

supermegahomers's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

michinio's review against another edition

4.0

Fun book to read + has some philosophical thoughts as a bonus. Though there could be more developments of the topics, I'd not expect so fast ending

mykolivy's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Strong character development? No

4.0

david54's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

itsmjn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

cecep's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

geometryprime's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This was absolutely magnificent. An incredibly creative premise, executed really really well, and characters who had far more realistic limitations than people in these kinds of stories usually tend to. Hard sci-fi rarely tries to be this imaginative, and all I can really say against it is that the ending was pretty abrupt and I wish there was more.