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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Different way of telling the message, the characters feel pretty real and human with all their contradictions and biases. I like the way it’s written even when it gets technical it’s not boring.
The baby comment feels out of character and like it is simply there ‘cause she is a woman so I found it annoying, plus she would have been a terrible mother. I don’t know how i’m supposed to feel about the revelation but in a way makes the story more realistic.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
If there were half stars, I'd go with a 4.5. The movie is one of my all-time favorites. This book is good, and probably a bit better if you haven't seen the movie over a dozen times. I appreciated the plot differences. The biggest difference, however, was the drama and emotion that rings through the movie. Carl Sagan is brilliant and a good writer. But the emotions didn't resonate with me. It's probably more accurate if this were to happen, as the scientists I know don't show their emotions as outwardly as Jodie Foster did. Despite my having an astronomer father who has taken me around the world for astronomical events, my eyes glazed over for the frequent math-related sections. In the movie, Palmer Joss was a much more significant character throughout, and his less significant role in the book made the philosophy less obvious. Hadden was also much more exciting and pivotal in the movie. The author's note at the end said he and a woman named Ann wrote the movie premise in 80-81, which expanded into this novel in 1985. So glad they finished making the movie, even though he died while they were filming (his daughter continued to stay involved). It's definitely worth a read, and I'm sure true science nerds would love it.
I want to read something not so bland, this would be a good audio book listen
According to my CAWPILE, this is a 4.5 . . . I'm rounding down for now but I reserve the right to change my mind. This was such a charming, hopeful, nerdy book. Especially now, forty years after he wrote it.
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
hopeful
medium-paced
Even if at times pretentious and filled with repetitive terms, it's still a good story that I quite enjoyed and will make me think for a good while.