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I didn't remember much about the movie, which probably made me enjoy the book more. But clearly it's much different among them.
The book explores a much more interesting, and less cinematic storyline, which I've found great. The ending is much more scify than the movie, with greater and deeper exploration. The final answer is somewhat expected, beautiful, simple and cheesy at the same time.
I've never read any books from C. Sagan, and this one seemed a bit odd in style. Most of the book seems to be just an excuse for him to expose his own scientific/philosophical ideas and conversations. But it's done in a very artificial way. You can clearly see how characters are very steered toward where the author wants, instead of organically following their path. Many passages and detours have no significance to the storyline, reinforcing this idea.
All and all, the book is a great read.
The book explores a much more interesting, and less cinematic storyline, which I've found great. The ending is much more scify than the movie, with greater and deeper exploration. The final answer is somewhat expected, beautiful, simple and cheesy at the same time.
I've never read any books from C. Sagan, and this one seemed a bit odd in style. Most of the book seems to be just an excuse for him to expose his own scientific/philosophical ideas and conversations. But it's done in a very artificial way. You can clearly see how characters are very steered toward where the author wants, instead of organically following their path. Many passages and detours have no significance to the storyline, reinforcing this idea.
All and all, the book is a great read.