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Contact by Carl Sagan
4.5
challenging hopeful informative inspiring mysterious

I loved reading this for the very first time. Even though it’s far more about religion than I expected, it’s really about awe and our place in the universe. I can’t believe I’d never read it before, honestly.

I enjoyed the first two parts so much. The third part was fascinating but, also, a bit frustrating for me. I think as someone who isn’t religious I kinda wish we’d focused a little less on it in the end, but it was (obviously) brilliant and inspiring.