Galaxies Like Grains of Sand [Hardcover]

Brian Aldiss (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Signet S1815, July 1960 (1960)
• ASIN: B0014CD4U6
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of those books you never forget, August 28, 2000

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Daniele Mezzetti (Perugia, PG Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand (Paperback)

I read this book as a teenager, and then many other times. It's a story of mankind spanning millions of years. This book is one-of-a-kind, for the gigantic scale on which is projected, the bold imagination, the long silences between flashes of history that let yor mind fascinated for the untold but imagined. And there is a subtle sadness for those million lives, their joys and despairs... but always life flourishes in unexpected ways. Reading this book is like looking at the sky in a clear night and wondering at the immense universe.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, September 30, 2008

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M "CultOfStrawberry" (I wait behind the wall, gnawing away at your reality) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand (Paperback)

This is easily one of the best sci-fi novel, or just book, that I have ever read. This book is old and I had to obtain my copy via eBay, but it was worth it. The eight interconnected stories come to a surprising conclusion, and overall is very thought-provoking. I liked how each chapter focused on a different part in human history. While I do feel that this book could have used some more detail (the book is fairly slim compared to other books such as say, Dune) it is still a wonderful and thought-provoking read, with some juicy nugget of philosophy or thought in each section. My favorites were the 'Mutant' and the 'Ultimate' Millennia chapters.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gigantic scale combined with small human moments..., November 29, 2000

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"phyed-rautha" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand (Paperback)

A series of short stories, each dealing with a specific era in the human development and future histoy. Alldis is known in his intelligent and philosofic works and this one is not only keeping those high standarts , but stands out as a wonderfull, imaginative story of our race , millions of years into the future. super recommended. enjoy.