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"Such an interesting take on extra terrestrial life and a great read overall! "

"As good a book as you will ever read. Sagan was a genius. His ability to make complex science riveting and fun is unmatched. If you haven’t read this book it should go to the top of your list"

"Very enjoyable and even a bit educating. The writing just flows to your imagination letting you picture the text. "

"RIP Carl."

"This is a brilliant book for the right person, but it is not for me. Besides the beginning, it didn't read like a story at all. It was more like a dissertation. Swaths of time were skipped over, and each chapter was chopped into segments. I didn't feel like a part of the story. Instead, I was an outsider. Each sentence was a discussion or a theory, so there was no emotion to connect with the characters. When Ellie was a child, I was intrigued by the direction this was taking. Then she grew up, and the writing became dry. The discovery was empty because no real conclusion was drawn. There were a few brilliant ideas in the story, and I liked how it wrapped up, but I felt no substance. ----Quotes---- "I'm not any more skeptical about your religious beliefs than I am about every new scientific idea I hear about. But in my line of work, they're called hypotheses, not inspiration and not revelation.""

"Unexpectedly, beautifully spiritual. It has encouraged me to reflect on my own faith (or lack thereof) and the connections I've made with those around me. The book is quite slow for most of it but the last ~20% was extremely good and got a few tears out of me."

"Actual rating is 3.5. There’s too much exposition and not enough dialogue. I really enjoyed the theological discussions and the overall plot, but there was just too much over-explaining and big words that meant nothing to me."

"I’ve read this book 3 times. Powerfully imaginative, and loosely rooted in real science. One of my desert island picks."

"It's a bit heavy in the beginning but the end makes it worth it!"