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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
John Carpenter's Starman
A great read, this little book is becoming more relevant as Man pushes outward into the Universe and longs to find signs of other life. How would we react to an arrival and are we ready? The Voyager craft were the most successful and cheapest. It's very interesting. The writer seems to sum up the strengths and weaknesses in humanity very well, looking at Man through...
Published on August 4, 2005
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not nearly as good as the movie
I expect any day now to hear one of our educated youngsters exclaim, "Look, somebody named Shakespeare wrote a book about the movie ROMEO & JULIET." STARMAN is one of the few books that are not as good as the film. Perhaps it is the terrific, ackward acting by Jeff Bridges or the semi-hysteria of Karen Allen as she slowly becomes aware of this alien. Regardless, it is...
Published on December 28, 2003 by Avid Reader
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
John Carpenter's Starman,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: John Carpenter's Starman: A Novel (Paperback)
A great read, this little book is becoming more relevant as Man pushes outward into the Universe and longs to find signs of other life. How would we react to an arrival and are we ready?
The Voyager craft were the most successful and cheapest. It's very interesting. The writer seems to sum up the strengths and weaknesses in humanity very well, looking at Man through the eyes of an impartial witness.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not nearly as good as the movie,
By Avid Reader (Franklin, Tn) - See all my reviews
This review is from: John Carpenter's Starman: A Novel (Paperback)
I expect any day now to hear one of our educated youngsters exclaim, "Look, somebody named Shakespeare wrote a book about the movie ROMEO & JULIET." STARMAN is one of the few books that are not as good as the film. Perhaps it is the terrific, ackward acting by Jeff Bridges or the semi-hysteria of Karen Allen as she slowly becomes aware of this alien. Regardless, it is a quick read and sorta smaltzy - nothing heavy but also nothing really deep.
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John Carpenter's Starman: A Novel by Alan Dean Foster (Paperback - Nov. 1984)
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