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Relevance To Reality
Customers are deeply moved by the relevance of Contact's themes to reality, with many expressing that the book has had profound personal significance for them. The story's exploration of the unity of mankind and the search for meaning in the universe resonated strongly with readers, leading some to re-read it multiple times over decades.
Scientific Depth
Customers are overwhelmingly positive about the scientific depth of Contact, praising its ability to make complex scientific concepts accessible and engaging for readers. Some have even reported using the book as a teaching tool in their astronomy classes. However, a small group of customers found the movie adaptation unsatisfying compared to the intricacy and originality of the novel.
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Quality
Well written with excellent character development, i've read this novel multiple times and never lost interest.
The scientific detail weaves through the plot and pulls the story together.
Interesting subject and overall story line but often gets bogged down with details that encourages the reader to leave the book
I usually get ebooks, and i have this in ebook format, but after my paper copy fell apart due to repeated re-reading over many ... Read More
Price
- excellent book at a great price.
I always purchase books from third-party sellers on amazon because the cost is more than reasonable,and i have never received a... Read More
Shipping
This was a long time coming, and surprise, surprise, carl sagan delivers.
This book was delivered in a timely manner and was in decent shape.
Packaging/appearance
The book was received in perfect condition despite being 2nd hand!
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- This product had a total of 6,081 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 2 2024.
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Some of what i’ve thought could only be fantasy is actually a lot closer to reality
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Saw the movie a long time ago and thought it was ok
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Pacing kind of sucked and full of too much extraneous stuff
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The way sagan describes arroway in the books and her ideas feels more enjoyable to me as a scientist
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I like how the prose is laden with all kinds of facts which is of course absent in the movie
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If you enjoyed the movie youll love the book even if it is pretty radically cut apart to fit neatly in a 2 hour window
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The narrative is excellent and though this is a novel it is good food for thought on the possibility of other beings in our galaxy and universe
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Makes the fantastical universe seem small and large at the same time
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