This novelisation, in contrast with some others I've read, does not add a whole lot to the world of Interstellar as seen in the film. There's very few inner monologues and thoughts of characters that contribute to our better understanding of them, and just as few science explanations to tide over the curious. It's simply the screenplay turned to prose, which might work well for some; I have to admit I need my books to be a bit more meaty than that. I expected backstory, flashbacks, thoughts we never got to see in the film... if you did too, maybe just put the movie back on. ( )

4.3 ( )

Wow! Just like the movie! Well, at least I know now what a "novelization" is. This is one instance in which I'd recommend the movie first. I think the movie scenes portray Murph's room over time brilliantly; I'd looked to the book to describe these scenes on equal terms if not better and here I thought it came up short. The book did do a nice job of conveying what characters were thinking rather than seeing an actor stare at the camera ( )

Picked up this novelization because it is my youngest son's favorite movie. I have to say that reading it made the last 30 minutes or so of the movie more effective, as it must due to the difference between film and page.

I tore through this in a matter of hours, it is a terrific story ( )

If I had to choose again between the book and the movie, I'd rather choose the book than the movie, for movie was notoriously hard to comprehend and the book was easy to comprehend. Not saying that the movie was bad, but it featured a whole lot of science mumbo-jumbo that it didn't suit my personality, and I couldn't exactly follow the storyline no matter how much I wanted too. Book on the other hand, explained a whole lot of many strange and many weird scientific things and concepts that movie could not explain in full detail, and thus approached me to the science behind the storyline. So if you're new to Interstellar phenomena that has actually taken over the world, I suggest that you give this book a fighting chance for an honest review. ( )