How real is your reality? Stanislav Lem's novel "Solaris" is complex. It is difficult to read, difficult to comprehend. This book "teaches" you to read yourself correctly and understand the events described while you are... reading it. The usual perception of ordinary things does not work here. It is necessary to understand that the author is showing something extraordinary. Sometimes it's difficult, but the further you move along the plot of the novel, the more it becomes clear, and the veil of mystery of Solaris begins to open. The beginning of the work immediately places the arriving hero in an environment of devastation and mystery. The partner of the second hero committed suicide. The remaining occupant of the station radiates, as far as I'm concerned, some kind of danger. The newcomer feels it. The narration and development of the plot constantly makes me frown. At some point, you realize that you don't understand what's going on at the station, who these "guests" are, what kind of creatures they are. But the more you immerse yourself in this extraordinary and different world, the clearer and more interesting it becomes. Stanislav Lem found the very line between conveying the oppressive atmosphere in the work and the growing interest in the development of the plot. It's a kind of walk on the edge. The edge is the reader's desire to close the book already due to many unclear points and unprecedented interest in the presented world. As a result, the latter necessarily wins, and the novel reaches a new level, dragging its readers with it. The book allows you not only to see the amazing story of the crew and the struggle of the station's inhabitants with unusual phenomena and substances that now live with them. In my opinion, the author gave his readers the opportunity to imagine how they would be able to get along with their past, finding themselves in the conditions described in the novel. After all, the opportunity presented to the characters in the book is not available to us. However, I'm sure it could be a salvation for many. After all, then it was possible to end an important conversation, find out the opinion of the departed person about the issue that concerns you, make some kind of fateful confession that did not happen in real life. Reading a novel, you get lost in heavy thoughts. Through the prism of the presented events, you see yourself as if from the outside. And here you are on Solaris. It's a new world. Far from civilization. There's no one around. No one but phantoms, creatures that seem ready to drive you crazy with their reality and unreality at the same time. For some reason, that's how I saw this world. Terrible, difficult, dangerous, and even unbearable. The characters seem to die in it, losing their understanding of what is real and what is not. Or is everything real? So who are these "guests" anyway? A curse or a gift? Are they phantoms or real creatures? The opportunity to atone for the mistakes of those they are, or the silent killers that drive you crazy. Gradually, but thoroughly. In order to prejudge the fate of the guests of the planet. Once again, the book is difficult to read. However, it is incredibly interesting as an opportunity to explore yourself through it. Stanislav Lem made an excellent attempt to teach his readers to come to terms with their past, perhaps to say something important to those who can no longer do it in real life. Lem created a unique piece in his uniqueness. "Solaris" is definitely worth reading. This novel will be able to shift the boundaries of the imaginary, and all fans of fiction will discover a new world that may well have no analogues. 8 out of 10