Saw the movie years ago. One of my favorites. Found the book in a thrift store. I thought I’d take forever to read it, but it took me a weekend. Fastest book read ever. I love this book.

Great story! But having never seen the movie, I was surprised at how long it took for the humans to actually meet aliens.

Fantastic! A marvel! Captivating story, real characters, and just amazing!

Excellent book… actually beyond a book, beyond fiction, more like an actual hypothesis of a cosmology that I would not have expected to understand. But Sagan’s writing style is so relaxed and familiar that it was a quick and easy read. And I learned something and felt something very close to truth. Fascinating.

This isn’t the best writing in the world, but the story is amazing. If you’ve seen the movie, you should definitely read the book. Even if you haven’t seen the movie, read this!

And after you read it, sign up for SETI@home!