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The Sirian Experiments (Canopus in Argos) (Paperback)

by Doris May Lessing (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Grafton; New Ed edition (16 Dec 1982)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0586054758
  • ISBN-13: 978-0586054758
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 586,437 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars I hope you read this book., 22 Dec 2001
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I feel a bit chary of giving any book 5 stars, but my very high opinion of this book is the reason I am writing this review. I have never met anyone else who has read one of the Canopus in Argus books, although plenty of people seem to have read Doris Lessing's African novels, and I hope that this review might make this marvellous, apparently unknown book read by at least a few more people. It is science fiction, but it is as original as CS Lewis' trilogy, Gormenghast, or 'The Man who was Thursday' and I would recommend this book to fans of these books. Told from the point of view of the representative of a ancient and long lived race, the 'Sirians', it tells of the joint stewardship of a developing earthlike planet over millions of years, with a second race: the 'Canopeans'. The book avoids moralising on the shortcomings of mankind or dwelling on geological or anthopological detail and concentrates rather on approaches to stewardship of a 'subject' world. And don't worry, this book isn't 'Africa' in space; perhaps the theme harks back to DL's other books but the narrative is amazingly original. Doris Lessing tells the story with a breathtaking sweeping approach, assuming the detail and keeping you turning the pages to keep up with the story and to find more clues about the civilisations and worlds she infers. Do read this book, and I hope you like it as much as I do.
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