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Pale Blue Dot

Name: Pale Blue Dot
Author: Carl Sagan

by Carl Sagan

1994•Documentary•429 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryrobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeA sweeping, grounded non-fiction book: original and heavy. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Open Library rating

4.6 / 5

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About This Book

“Fascinating . . . memorable . . . revealing . . . perhaps the best of Carl Sagan’s books.”—The Washington Post Book World (front page review)

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryRobots/ai/spaceSocial commentaryAll consuming quest

Subjects

ExplorationPopular worksOuter spaceCosmologyOuter space, explorationAstronomy

Details

Author: Carl Sagan
Published: 1994
Pages: 429
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Source: Open Library

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