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I could only find an audio edition read by Jodie Foster - a great combination - but it turned out to be abridged. I read this once long ago in print & thought this version was pretty good, but I think I filled in a few gaps from memory.
It's an excellent look at Sagan's baby, the SETI project, & what might happen if a signal is detected. It would certainly change our view of the universe. I really liked how he handled the religious, political & military sides. People had to adjust their faith som ...more
It's an excellent look at Sagan's baby, the SETI project, & what might happen if a signal is detected. It would certainly change our view of the universe. I really liked how he handled the religious, political & military sides. People had to adjust their faith som ...more
I'm a closet science fiction fan, although I suppose one has to be in the closet about it to be... in the closet.
ANYWAY, this is one of my all-time favorite books Ever. I think I saw the movie first and despite not really liking it, my interest was piqued by the book... and a big book, too. I really like long, good reads (chalk it up to my early interest in historical romance novels which for the most part - especially early Johanna Lindsey ones, none of her new crap - are long and big... haha) ...more
ANYWAY, this is one of my all-time favorite books Ever. I think I saw the movie first and despite not really liking it, my interest was piqued by the book... and a big book, too. I really like long, good reads (chalk it up to my early interest in historical romance novels which for the most part - especially early Johanna Lindsey ones, none of her new crap - are long and big... haha) ...more
Carl Sagan read by Jodie Foster = Nerd heaven. Not the best prose ever written, but I love the optimistic take on our future. Lots of physics and astronomy sprinkled in too. Very satisfying listen for sitting in traffic.
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