The book the movie was chasing

I reviewed the movie. The book is better in the way books are sometimes better: it lets the science sit there until you get it, and the lonely joke has more room. Ryland Grace is a middle school teacher in space. That sentence should not work. It does.

If you already saw the movie, you will still get something. If you have not, start here and then decide if you need the pictures.

If you liked the movie, the book is warmer and nerdier. If you hated science class, maybe not.