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Contact
by Carl Sagan
I disliked this book less as it went along. I found the writing fairly clunky and there was a lot that was tedious in getting Ellie from childhood to adulthood and getting the Machine(s) built; I guess I would have preferred this as a collection of short stories.
I found the climax of the book to be a bit of a letdown, and the final revelation seemed unnecessary. My favorite part of the book, not surprising given the author, was its depictions of scale - how insects and animals see humans, how humans might see other civilizations, and. The extension of the 'chain of being' was nice.
It was interesting to reflect on what is dated as this 35-year-old book (technology, especially around communication) and what is pretty fresh (discussions of gender in science, a female President of the usa).
I found the climax of the book to be a bit of a letdown, and the final revelation seemed unnecessary. My favorite part of the book, not surprising given the author, was its depictions of scale - how insects and animals see humans, how humans might see other civilizations, and
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how civilizations that may seem highly advanced to humans could be to other civilizations as simple as we are to a more advanced civilizationIt was interesting to reflect on what is dated as this 35-year-old book (technology, especially around communication) and what is pretty fresh (discussions of gender in science, a female President of the usa).