Our April Book Club theme was Science Fiction, and I decided to pick a book that has been mentioned around here increasingly much over the past several months. Lem is one of the most famous authors, especially in Sci-Fi, that published his works in a language other than English. SOLARIS is easily Lem's most known novel, aided in part by two movie versions.

I am going to get this discussion started by leaving things mostly open for people to start talking about what topics they'd like. I am adding questions and comments as I have time.

Kick-off threads:

Roll-call: If you've read it, or are reading it, simply reply with that fact. If you want to add a line or two summary of your immediate reactions, please do so.

Translation: Which translation/language did you read? What did you think of it? How did it affect your impression of the novel?