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Book Review of Out of the Silent Planet

Out of the Silent Planet
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I didn't really care for the reader of this audio book. While his voice is dry to match Lewis's writing, he doesn't even change the pitch much for the characters, making it difficult to follow long conversations at times when there is no indication of who is talking.

Lewis's writing, as always, is somewhat dry in this piece. Lewis describes a man's journey from Earth (the Silent Planet) to Mars, where he meets the natives and learns their ways. By living with them, he learns that much of what man believes about the universe is wrong and what is right. Interesting read about a Utopian society/planet.