Book report: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey (New American Library, 1968). I read 2001: A Space Odyssey . I read it because I hadn&rsquo;t, and I&rsquo;m told the author is a genius. After all the heavy political stuff, I figured I&rsquo;d back off and read something fun. First up: Fantastic book. One of the best. The foreword taught me something: The book was just a long draft of the screenplay. The…