Contact vs Tunnel in the sky: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Science Fiction - General, Fiction - Science Fiction, Interplanetary voyages, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Science Fiction, Fiction

Contact Carl Sagan · 1985 ★★★★☆ 4.1 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

Tunnel in the sky Robert A. Heinlein · 1955 ★★★★☆ 4.0 255 pages · ≈ 4 h 43 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Tunnel in the sky is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Contact.

The verdict

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