"2001: A Space Odyssey" - by Arthur C. Clarke

Hi everyone!

What a way to kick off our series of novels that inspired movies!

Written by the always-intriguing Arthur C. Clarke, 2001 will have his signature big-picture concepts and technological prescience. Like all of the picks that we have in our winter novels, I'm super curious to see how the source material compares to the movie. A great, spoiler-y Fantasy Book Review notes that "...the novel version of 2001 A Space Odyssey came to be because the director Stanley Kubrik wrote to Arthur C Clarke in 1964 to ask him if he had any ideas for a 'proverbial good science fiction movie'. Kubric wanted a story to...form a script for the 1968 film of the same name. Developed from a short story Clarke wrote called "The Sentinel", where an alien artifact is found on the moon, 2001 A Space Odyssey expands this into a frontier-exploring novel where mankind, which has managed to build a space station above Earth and set up a research base on the moon..."

Book of the Month
"2001: A Space Odyssey" - by Arthur C. Clarke (1968)

Not to be understated, "2001: A Space Odyssey", Kubrick's film is noted as a major inspiration for directors like Spielberg, Cuarón, Scott, Scorsese, and Garlan; and it was voted the Greatest Movie of All Time by a Sight and Sound poll in 2022. It's a weird and wild ride and is ABSOLUTELY worth your time. That said, I don't think it will be one of the movie nights we plan to host.

To join a Book Club meeting, all you will need is YOURSELF! If you haven’t had a chance to finish the book, we still would love for you to join us in the discussion.

Cheers,
Jon