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Contact

Carl Sagan

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 580 pages

Rating: 4.14 | 115381 Users | 2933 Reviews

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Original Title:	Contact
ISBN:	2266079999 (ISBN13: 9782266079990)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Ellie Arroway
Setting:	Wyoming(United States)
Literary Awards:	Locus Award for Best First Novel (1986)

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At first it seemed impossible - a radio signal that came not from Earth but from far beyond the nearest stars. But then the signal was translated, and what had been impossible became terrifying. For the signal contains the information to build a Machine that can travel to the stars. A Machine that can take a human to meet those that sent the message. They are eager to meet us: they have been watching and waiting for a long time. And now they will judge.

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Title	:	Contact
Author	:	Carl Sagan
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 580 pages
Published	:	August 28th 1997 by Pocket (first published September 1985)
Categories	:	Science Fiction. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy. Classics. Space. Novels. Fantasy

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Ratings: 4.14 From 115381 Users | 2933 Reviews

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I was quite shocked when I saw the movie version, and discovered that they had twisted the message 180 degrees. In the book, the heroine meets the aliens and is told that they have indisputable proof that the Universe was created by a Higher Power. When she returns to Earth, she has no immediate way to support her story - but she has been given enough of a clue that she knows how to find objective evidence, which she duly does. She also makes another surprising discovery.In the movie, she comes

A smart story crafted by a real space science guru WE CAN'T BE ALONE The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space.When I read this book, back then in 1997, I did it like a couple of months before of being able to watch the film adaptation. (And I am truly glad that I was able to get the movie in blu-ray, a few months ago in this year, 2014))This is truly great novel and it's written by one of the most respected scientist in the field about science of

"Your god is too small." The heroine makes this comment about 2/3 of the way through this novel. She is trying to get across the idea that, if your god cannot encompass the knowlege which humans have so laboriously amassed over the millenia (which is only about two teaspoons worth in comparison to the enormity of the universe!), then there is something wrong with the god you've made for yourself. A lot of what is going on in Sagan's book, it seems to me, is the attempt to explore and express the

This book is all about Vegans.... Just not the kind you're thinking about!(3.5) Interesting first contact with aliens but the writing was quite dry.

I really hate it when I lose reviews. Okay, take two.I was just reminiscing on my younger self's condemnation (or at least his valid annoyances at the plot holes and some of the straight story elements), or the fact that I was trying to compare this classic SF work with other classic SF works that I was making my way through at the time and comparing them unfavorably because I wanted a lot more of the psychedelic naked singularity stuff and aliens, not just a long-winded optimistic synthesis of

Tonight, after two days of heavy rain, I looked up and smiled at the stars dotting the night sky.I'm somewhat of a hard critic, but I had to give CONTACT five stars because it did something truly amazing~it helped me again embrace the wonder and awe I once felt for the universe as the geeky kid that adored science. This book is thought-provoking, and absolutely beautiful to read. What can I say? It made my heart and soul sing.As a child I was fascinated by the stars and universe, and even asked