Lulu/ Lucien reviewed La planète des singes by Pierre Boulle
A classic of SF/Fantasy, written by a Frenchman
5 stars
Jinn & Phylisse took vacations ... in space. They discover a manuscript in a drifting bottle ... they read the story of the adventures of Ulysse Mérou, professor Antelle and Arthur Levain, who departed in the year 2500, in their spaceship from Earth in the direction of supergiant Betelgeuse.
They discover towns, houses, forests ... would that be a sister to planet Earth? Almost, since here the monkeys reign supreme and men living in a wild state...
Pierre Boule denounces, through this fantastic classic novel, many abuses of humans on earth. He apparently imagined the story during a visit to the zoo, wondering if Darwinian evolution was reversed ... promoting intellect in apes, leaving humans completely backword...
At times, this novel is difficult to read because of some horrific descriptions - precisely, human deprivations. But it must be read, I think, so that everyone grasps the scope of the horror. …
Jinn & Phylisse took vacations ... in space. They discover a manuscript in a drifting bottle ... they read the story of the adventures of Ulysse Mérou, professor Antelle and Arthur Levain, who departed in the year 2500, in their spaceship from Earth in the direction of supergiant Betelgeuse.
They discover towns, houses, forests ... would that be a sister to planet Earth? Almost, since here the monkeys reign supreme and men living in a wild state...
Pierre Boule denounces, through this fantastic classic novel, many abuses of humans on earth. He apparently imagined the story during a visit to the zoo, wondering if Darwinian evolution was reversed ... promoting intellect in apes, leaving humans completely backword...
At times, this novel is difficult to read because of some horrific descriptions - precisely, human deprivations. But it must be read, I think, so that everyone grasps the scope of the horror.
I liked the style and the division into 3 parts, and each further divided into chapters for a fast , easy and relatively continuous reading. I also enjoyed the double end of the novel, and messages throughout the story ...
