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Interstellar
THE END OF EARTH WILL NOT BE THE END OF US
From acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception), this is the chronicle of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. At stake are the fate of a planet... Earth... and the future of the human race.
From acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception), this is the chronicle of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. At stake are the fate of a planet... Earth... and the future of the human race.
282 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 11, 2014
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Greg Keyes
84 books655 followersGregory Keyes is a writer of science fiction and fantasy who has written both original and media-related novels under both the names J. Gregory Keyes and "Greg Keyes".
Greg Keyes was born in to a large, diverse, storytelling family. He received degrees in anthropology from Mississippi State and the University of Georgia before becoming a fulltime writer.
He lives in Savannah, Georgia.
Greg Keyes was born in to a large, diverse, storytelling family. He received degrees in anthropology from Mississippi State and the University of Georgia before becoming a fulltime writer.
He lives in Savannah, Georgia.
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October 3, 2017
"Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here."
Interstellar is a film that fills me with so many conflicting emotions. On one hand, the film evokes so eloquently the human drive for survival as captured by the Dylan Thomas poem Professor Brand quotes; it says to never give up. When death comes, rage and fight with everything you have. But, on the other hand, the idea of pouring vast amounts of money into space exploration rather than looking for a viable solution on Earth makes me cringe.
"Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
-Dylan Thomas
Perhaps it’s the environmentalist in me. You could argue that the Earth is too far gone in Interstellar to be saved. And if you did say that you’d be right. But the point is it never needed to get that far. If the scientists of the age took a bolder stand earlier, rather than engaging in a last-ditch attempt to save Earth through narrow escapes and near impossibilities, then things would have been so much simpler. Why look for new things when the old is perfectly reusable if it’s treated right? Man never needs to look to the stars; he has a home, he just needs to care for it.
Again, many would counter this point and bring up the scarce food shortages and changing climate that is plaguing the inhabitants of Earth. We need a way to survive it, right? With the heightened level of foresight the scientists display here the surely, logically speaking, they saw the disaster coming and could have taken bolder steps to counter it. What could they do, you might ask? With the resources they have, resources that fund multiple space missions, they could have done literarily anything they wanted. Well, had they wanted to do it.
We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars, now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt.
I suppose such a thing is beside the point. The success of Interstellar resides in its realism, ignoring the emergence of a new dimension behind a bookshelf of course. We could find ourselves in a position like this one day, a position here we have poisoned the Earth to such a degree that we no longer can grow crops or even exist on her. We may have to look elsewhere. We shouldn’t have to, but we may have to. And such a thing is too terrible to think of because if it is our nature to destroy our own home, then we will only do the same thing again and again.
Despite my criticisms here, Interstellar is actually one of my favourite films. I question it so much because I love it so. This book, though, is decidedly average. It touches on the major themes of the film, but the essence of it escapes Greg Keyes completely. I don’t think any writer could do a good job of this; he’s not to blame. The story is enhanced by the visual effects, excellent acting and absolutely stunning (I don’t use that word lightly) soundtrack. The page cannot compare.
Interstellar is a film that fills me with so many conflicting emotions. On one hand, the film evokes so eloquently the human drive for survival as captured by the Dylan Thomas poem Professor Brand quotes; it says to never give up. When death comes, rage and fight with everything you have. But, on the other hand, the idea of pouring vast amounts of money into space exploration rather than looking for a viable solution on Earth makes me cringe.
"Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
-Dylan Thomas
Perhaps it’s the environmentalist in me. You could argue that the Earth is too far gone in Interstellar to be saved. And if you did say that you’d be right. But the point is it never needed to get that far. If the scientists of the age took a bolder stand earlier, rather than engaging in a last-ditch attempt to save Earth through narrow escapes and near impossibilities, then things would have been so much simpler. Why look for new things when the old is perfectly reusable if it’s treated right? Man never needs to look to the stars; he has a home, he just needs to care for it.
Again, many would counter this point and bring up the scarce food shortages and changing climate that is plaguing the inhabitants of Earth. We need a way to survive it, right? With the heightened level of foresight the scientists display here the surely, logically speaking, they saw the disaster coming and could have taken bolder steps to counter it. What could they do, you might ask? With the resources they have, resources that fund multiple space missions, they could have done literarily anything they wanted. Well, had they wanted to do it.
We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars, now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt.
I suppose such a thing is beside the point. The success of Interstellar resides in its realism, ignoring the emergence of a new dimension behind a bookshelf of course. We could find ourselves in a position like this one day, a position here we have poisoned the Earth to such a degree that we no longer can grow crops or even exist on her. We may have to look elsewhere. We shouldn’t have to, but we may have to. And such a thing is too terrible to think of because if it is our nature to destroy our own home, then we will only do the same thing again and again.
Despite my criticisms here, Interstellar is actually one of my favourite films. I question it so much because I love it so. This book, though, is decidedly average. It touches on the major themes of the film, but the essence of it escapes Greg Keyes completely. I don’t think any writer could do a good job of this; he’s not to blame. The story is enhanced by the visual effects, excellent acting and absolutely stunning (I don’t use that word lightly) soundtrack. The page cannot compare.
December 28, 2020
I saw the movie, then read the novelization, then saw the movie. I recommend the book to anyone who wants a very slightly deeper understanding of the movie plot points and dialog. It's a direct from-the-movie version, so there's little by way of new insights into the characters or more background or motivations. It's the movie, in a book. But, here's where I really appreciated it, there were several times in the movie when I found the dialogue difficult to understand, and here it's in clear black and white english. Specifically when one certain character is on their deathbed, they said something that I missed the first time around. So, bonus for the book. The opposite is true at the end of the book, wherein it just sorta ends, while the movie has a few no-dialogue shots that I think imply future actions. So, they compliment each other. The writing style is easy and quick and the pace it good for a few short hours.
My next selection will be the 'Science of Interstellar' book by Kip Thorne as I'd like to learn more of the, well, science of the movie. No surprise there.
My next selection will be the 'Science of Interstellar' book by Kip Thorne as I'd like to learn more of the, well, science of the movie. No surprise there.
November 19, 2017
اولین باری که میانستارهای را دیدم، آنقدر از این شاهکار اعجابانگیز و رعبآور لذت بردم که بعدها با دیدن فیلمنامه، بدون درنگ خریدمش تا شاید یکبار دیگر بتوانم تجربهی مشابهی را تکرار کنم. ژانر علمی تخیلی به هیچعنوان مورد علاقهی من نیست، به همین علت هم دیدن فیلم را یک سال به تعویق انداختم. اما اگر شما هم احیانا به همین دلیل فیلم را ندیدهاید، اشتباه من را تکرار نکنید. آنطور که خود نولان نیز میگوید، علمی تخیلی طبقهبندی مناسبی برای این فیلم نیست و شاید علمی آیندهنگر یا علمی گمانهزن به واقعیت آنچه در فیلم بهتصویر کشیده میشود نزدیکتر باشد
فیلم به مسائل علمی و حادثههای فضایی محدود نمیشود، بلکه عناصر دراماتیک و حتی تراژیک در فیلم دیده میشود ( که اوجش نشان دادن ارتباط پدر و دختر در گذر زمان و خارج از مفهوم رایج آن است). البته نیازی به گفتن اینها نیست، زیرا اگر پای فیلم بنشینید در لحظهای به خود میآیید و میبینید برای نابودی یک ربات هوشمند (تارس) غمگین شده و حتی اشک میریزید
از هرجنبهای که میانستارهای را نگاه کنیم دست کمی از یک شاهکار ندارد: داستان قوی، بازی فوقالعاده، جلوههای ویژه اعجاب انگیز(که اسکارش را هم بحق برد!) و در نهایت موسیقی متن فیلم از هنس زیمر که هرچقدر از این مورد آخر تعریف کنم کم است، پیشنهاد می کنم خودتان با گوش دادن به این قطعه از موسیقی متن قضاوت کنید
Day One
درباره کتاب
ترجمه خوب بود، جنس برگهها هم حس و حال خوبی ایجاد کرد، مصاحبه با نولانها هم بدک نبود، اما استوری بورد انتهایی کتاب، آن هم با تصاویر سیاه و سفید کوچک، هیچ توجیهی ندارد. در این صورت شاید کتاب میتوانست با نیمی از قیمت فعلی روانه بازار شود .پیشنهاد من این است نخست فیلم را ببینید و اگر لذت بردید، آلبوم موسیقی متن را گوش کنید. درباره خریدن یا نخریدن فیلمنامه توصیهای ندارم
هشدار: درک فیلم نیازمند اطلاعات مقدماتی درمورد مکانیک کوانتوم، نسبیت، سیاهچالهها و کرمچاله هاست. بدون داشتن اطلاعات کافی به دیدن فیلم ننشینید. این کتاب (به پیشنهاد دوستان) میتواند مفید باشد: سیاهچالهها . علاوه بر این کتابی دربارهی مفاهیم علمی این فیلم تحت عنوان میانستارهای به روایت علم چاپ و ترجمه شده که خواندنش بسیار راهگشاست (خودم هنوز نخواندهام)
فیلم به مسائل علمی و حادثههای فضایی محدود نمیشود، بلکه عناصر دراماتیک و حتی تراژیک در فیلم دیده میشود ( که اوجش نشان دادن ارتباط پدر و دختر در گذر زمان و خارج از مفهوم رایج آن است). البته نیازی به گفتن اینها نیست، زیرا اگر پای فیلم بنشینید در لحظهای به خود میآیید و میبینید برای نابودی یک ربات هوشمند (تارس) غمگین شده و حتی اشک میریزید
از هرجنبهای که میانستارهای را نگاه کنیم دست کمی از یک شاهکار ندارد: داستان قوی، بازی فوقالعاده، جلوههای ویژه اعجاب انگیز(که اسکارش را هم بحق برد!) و در نهایت موسیقی متن فیلم از هنس زیمر که هرچقدر از این مورد آخر تعریف کنم کم است، پیشنهاد می کنم خودتان با گوش دادن به این قطعه از موسیقی متن قضاوت کنید
Day One
درباره کتاب
ترجمه خوب بود، جنس برگهها هم حس و حال خوبی ایجاد کرد، مصاحبه با نولانها هم بدک نبود، اما استوری بورد انتهایی کتاب، آن هم با تصاویر سیاه و سفید کوچک، هیچ توجیهی ندارد. در این صورت شاید کتاب میتوانست با نیمی از قیمت فعلی روانه بازار شود .پیشنهاد من این است نخست فیلم را ببینید و اگر لذت بردید، آلبوم موسیقی متن را گوش کنید. درباره خریدن یا نخریدن فیلمنامه توصیهای ندارم
هشدار: درک فیلم نیازمند اطلاعات مقدماتی درمورد مکانیک کوانتوم، نسبیت، سیاهچالهها و کرمچاله هاست. بدون داشتن اطلاعات کافی به دیدن فیلم ننشینید. این کتاب (به پیشنهاد دوستان) میتواند مفید باشد: سیاهچالهها . علاوه بر این کتابی دربارهی مفاهیم علمی این فیلم تحت عنوان میانستارهای به روایت علم چاپ و ترجمه شده که خواندنش بسیار راهگشاست (خودم هنوز نخواندهام)
May 2, 2015
4.5 out of 5 stars
So, let's put things clear from now: If you haven't watched the movie, go do it before you read the book. I mean it.
That said, I'll proceed to review this thing the same way I review all books...
Earth is dying and there's no hope for it. There are only two possibilities of saving the human race: a) Send a group of astronauts to look for a new home, or b) send that same group of astronauts with lots of frozen human embryos that would be humanity's only hope. Between that group is Cooper, a farmer who once was a great astronaut... but he saving humanity means he will probably never get to see his children again, and with that, he leaves a broken Murph (his 10-year-old daughter) behind too.
I got all the feels while reading this. Same as with happened with the movie. Seeing all the characters struggling with their choices and what they were going through was really sad. The messages Tom (Cooper's other son) left (and that he heard after the failed Miller's mission) were particularly heart-breaking.
Character development is also great. You get to understand Cooper more. He can sometimes make you laugh, other times he makes you want to punch him, at others he will warm your heart, but mostly, he will make you feel sad, lonely and afraid. I was afraid for him during the entire book. I knew the story, yet I got to feel a lot while reading it.
Murph was another amazing character. She grows during the book and you can feel the differences between her 10-year-old self and her thirty-something self. Both are incredibly intelligent, but the latter one misses the innocence and faith the younger one had.
The story follows the same it did with the movie, but I understand things better now. The relativity things are better explained, for instance. And of course, the parts that make you think are inside the characters' heads, and that you can only get by reading the book.
And now, I'm going to admit one of my greatest fears: Space. Yep, I'm afraid of that. I admire astronauts for their courage in leaving Earth. I honestly could not. I'd rather die here than live out there. This movie scared the hell out of me in that sense (and I experienced the same while watching Gravity). The wormhole scared me, the size of the universe scares me, relativity scares me, time scares me, the black hole scared me... Basically, I couldn't be a physicist (I stuck with chemistry).
In the end, even when this book was great, I have to admit the movie was better. Maybe that's because I watched the movie first, and this book is in fact based upon the movie, but I liked the movie better. While you can experience all the feels better by reading the book, you cannot replace those amazing effects and music.
...
Pre-reading (April 5th, 2015):
Yesterday, my father, my brother and I watched this movie at home and we all three have something to say: It blew our brains and it made our feels explode.
I don't know whether I'll read this book or not, but one thing is for sure: I frigging loved the movie. Like, really, really loved it. The movie is, by far, one of the best I've seen in a lot of time.
It made my feels go crazy, it blew my mind, it was so realistic... In summary, it was brilliant. The cast was great, the effects were amazing, the music (by the Zimmer King) was astounding. The director, Christopher Nolan (the one of the amazing Batman trilogy), did an amazing job. I tell you, this one was an epic movie.
Space things have always caught my attention, but I've also been terribly afraid of them. And this movie made all that feels go to heaven because of how realistic it was.
If you haven't watched that movie, go and do it now. If you have, tell me so we can talk about it. I know this is not a review about the book, but I needed to say all that.
So, let's put things clear from now: If you haven't watched the movie, go do it before you read the book. I mean it.
That said, I'll proceed to review this thing the same way I review all books...
Earth is dying and there's no hope for it. There are only two possibilities of saving the human race: a) Send a group of astronauts to look for a new home, or b) send that same group of astronauts with lots of frozen human embryos that would be humanity's only hope. Between that group is Cooper, a farmer who once was a great astronaut... but he saving humanity means he will probably never get to see his children again, and with that, he leaves a broken Murph (his 10-year-old daughter) behind too.
I got all the feels while reading this. Same as with happened with the movie. Seeing all the characters struggling with their choices and what they were going through was really sad. The messages Tom (Cooper's other son) left (and that he heard after the failed Miller's mission) were particularly heart-breaking.
Character development is also great. You get to understand Cooper more. He can sometimes make you laugh, other times he makes you want to punch him, at others he will warm your heart, but mostly, he will make you feel sad, lonely and afraid. I was afraid for him during the entire book. I knew the story, yet I got to feel a lot while reading it.
Murph was another amazing character. She grows during the book and you can feel the differences between her 10-year-old self and her thirty-something self. Both are incredibly intelligent, but the latter one misses the innocence and faith the younger one had.
The story follows the same it did with the movie, but I understand things better now. The relativity things are better explained, for instance. And of course, the parts that make you think are inside the characters' heads, and that you can only get by reading the book.
And now, I'm going to admit one of my greatest fears: Space. Yep, I'm afraid of that. I admire astronauts for their courage in leaving Earth. I honestly could not. I'd rather die here than live out there. This movie scared the hell out of me in that sense (and I experienced the same while watching Gravity). The wormhole scared me, the size of the universe scares me, relativity scares me, time scares me, the black hole scared me... Basically, I couldn't be a physicist (I stuck with chemistry).
In the end, even when this book was great, I have to admit the movie was better. Maybe that's because I watched the movie first, and this book is in fact based upon the movie, but I liked the movie better. While you can experience all the feels better by reading the book, you cannot replace those amazing effects and music.
...
Pre-reading (April 5th, 2015):
Yesterday, my father, my brother and I watched this movie at home and we all three have something to say: It blew our brains and it made our feels explode.
I don't know whether I'll read this book or not, but one thing is for sure: I frigging loved the movie. Like, really, really loved it. The movie is, by far, one of the best I've seen in a lot of time.
It made my feels go crazy, it blew my mind, it was so realistic... In summary, it was brilliant. The cast was great, the effects were amazing, the music (by the Zimmer King) was astounding. The director, Christopher Nolan (the one of the amazing Batman trilogy), did an amazing job. I tell you, this one was an epic movie.
Space things have always caught my attention, but I've also been terribly afraid of them. And this movie made all that feels go to heaven because of how realistic it was.
If you haven't watched that movie, go and do it now. If you have, tell me so we can talk about it. I know this is not a review about the book, but I needed to say all that.
September 19, 2017
The Biggest Threat to Mankind?
Too many politicians and voters, Yuval Noah Harari says, believe that as long as the economy grows, scientists and engineers could always save us from doomsday. When it comes to climate change, many growth true-believers do not just hope for miracles – they take it for granted that the miracles will happen.
How rational is it to risk the future of humankind on the assumption that future scientists will make some unknown discoveries? Most of the presidents, ministers and CEOs who run the world are very rational people. Why are they willing to take such a gamble? Maybe because they don’t think they are gambling on their own personal future. Even if bad comes to worse and science cannot hold off the deluge, engineers could still build a hi-tech Noah’s Ark for the upper caste, while leaving billions of others to drown.
The belief in this hi-tech Ark (Interstellar's basic premise and problem: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...) is currently one of the biggest threats to the future of humankind and of the entire ecosystem.
People who believe in the hi-tech Ark should not be put in charge of the global ecology, for the same reason that people who believe in a heavenly afterlife should not be given nuclear weapons.
Too many politicians and voters, Yuval Noah Harari says, believe that as long as the economy grows, scientists and engineers could always save us from doomsday. When it comes to climate change, many growth true-believers do not just hope for miracles – they take it for granted that the miracles will happen.
How rational is it to risk the future of humankind on the assumption that future scientists will make some unknown discoveries? Most of the presidents, ministers and CEOs who run the world are very rational people. Why are they willing to take such a gamble? Maybe because they don’t think they are gambling on their own personal future. Even if bad comes to worse and science cannot hold off the deluge, engineers could still build a hi-tech Noah’s Ark for the upper caste, while leaving billions of others to drown.
The belief in this hi-tech Ark (Interstellar's basic premise and problem: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...) is currently one of the biggest threats to the future of humankind and of the entire ecosystem.
People who believe in the hi-tech Ark should not be put in charge of the global ecology, for the same reason that people who believe in a heavenly afterlife should not be given nuclear weapons.
August 29, 2024
“We used to look up at the sky wondering about our place in the stars. Now we just look down, worrying about our place in the dirt.”
-برمیگردم.
+کِی؟
من عاشق فیلمش هستم( از این مدل عشقهایی که هر چند سال که بگذره این فیلم رو در لیست سه تای مورد علاقهی من نگه میداره.)، پس با وجود اینکه اصلا اهل فیلمنامه خوندن نیستم، با دیدن کتاب، نتونستم خودم رو کنترل کنم و خریدمش...
خوشحالم که خوندمت میان ستارهای عزیزم🤍 بعد از مدت زیادی، خوندن تو، اولین کاری بود که صرفا برای لذت دادن به خودم انجامش دادم...
ترجمه خوب بود، نشر چترنگ، به شیوهای خیلی خوب کتاب را چاپ کرده،( از جنس برگه تا طرح روی جلد و...)، البته اگه من بودم، کنار کتاب، یه صفحهی موسیقی از موسیقی متن شاهکار این فیلم هم میگذاشتم که به ارژش ماجرا افزوده بشه.
-برمیگردم.
+کِی؟
من عاشق فیلمش هستم( از این مدل عشقهایی که هر چند سال که بگذره این فیلم رو در لیست سه تای مورد علاقهی من نگه میداره.)، پس با وجود اینکه اصلا اهل فیلمنامه خوندن نیستم، با دیدن کتاب، نتونستم خودم رو کنترل کنم و خریدمش...
خوشحالم که خوندمت میان ستارهای عزیزم🤍 بعد از مدت زیادی، خوندن تو، اولین کاری بود که صرفا برای لذت دادن به خودم انجامش دادم...
ترجمه خوب بود، نشر چترنگ، به شیوهای خیلی خوب کتاب را چاپ کرده،( از جنس برگه تا طرح روی جلد و...)، البته اگه من بودم، کنار کتاب، یه صفحهی موسیقی از موسیقی متن شاهکار این فیلم هم میگذاشتم که به ارژش ماجرا افزوده بشه.
December 13, 2018
شاید یه سریا بگن خوندن کتاب یا فیلمنامه ای که فیلمشو دیدین کار بیهوده ای باشه اما می خوام بگم اصلا این طور نیست و هیچ وقت اینطور نبوده
شاهکار کریستوفر نولان هرگز به هیچ شکلی کهنه نمیشه
فقط کافیه در حالی که موسیقی متن میان ستاره ای(اثر شگفت انگیز استاد هانس زیمر) رو گوش می کنید این کتاب رو باز کنید و بخونید .....؟
شاهکار کریستوفر نولان هرگز به هیچ شکلی کهنه نمیشه
فقط کافیه در حالی که موسیقی متن میان ستاره ای(اثر شگفت انگیز استاد هانس زیمر) رو گوش می کنید این کتاب رو باز کنید و بخونید .....؟
August 30, 2016
this incredible book about the space I'm totally loved it ❤️❤️'
January 24, 2019
I'm not usually a fan on movie novelizations, which are mostly a waste of time, especially if you see the movie it's based on. This one, however, was probably the best one I've read, and really expanded on the movie with the descriptions of what was actually going on in between the characters' dialogue.
I read this novelization in preparation to read The Science of Interstellar by Kip Thorne. Reading gives me a chance to slowly think and conceptualize about what is happening in the story, whereas watching the movie would be like drinking from a firehose. We'll see if my theory holds up! :)
I read this novelization in preparation to read The Science of Interstellar by Kip Thorne. Reading gives me a chance to slowly think and conceptualize about what is happening in the story, whereas watching the movie would be like drinking from a firehose. We'll see if my theory holds up! :)
August 22, 2016
"Cooper gazed down at the Earth once more, Professor Brand’s last words still fresh in his mind. “Do not go gentle into that good night…” He checked with Doyle, who nodded an okay. Then, without any ceremony, he fired the thrusters, and the Endurance began its journey out of Earth’s orbit, and toward the stars. “Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Godspeed, Endurance
I really dont usually go for novelizations , i dont even do this movie-book sequence because as books pave the way for the movies , on the contrary movies literally ruin books for me .
But this story is Marvelous !!, so beautifully incredibly breath taking , and i include both the movie and the book in this description , that its a stark exception .
this bewilderment I got reading or watching or whatever feels like pouring glitter on one's heart , i am walking around stardust hazing my sight , i mean , how am I going to deal with this shinny mess ?!
you stand there outside time , observe the immensity of the universe and how its too vast and indifferent to the dreams and the delusions of man .
this feeling it transfers is outworldly .
and the book here does a great job adding to the story , adding more depth to the characters , little more dialogue and revealing a little bit more of the characters thoughts , like this comparison or deja vu cooper had , its seems as if it was always there but we didn't figure it out , it reflects the feeling that the movie is multi-layered :
“Cooper, yes,” Brand conceded, wearily. “The tiniest possibility of seeing Wolf again excites me. But that doesn’t mean I’m wrong.”
Cooper had a sudden sense of déjà vu, and remembered his conversation with Donald on the porch. “I’m not gonna lie to you, Donald,” he’d said. “Heading out there is what I feel born to do, and it excites me. That doesn’t make it wrong.”
“Honestly, Amelia,” Cooper said gently, “it might."
also the book did as much good job keeping on all the excitement and the action and the intensity of the moments of suspense in the absence of the visuals and background music .
All in all this book is enthralling , I am already a little bit obsessed with the movie , but look at this , we have a book too and it is amazing , very well written with the same breathtaking story .
It didn't even wait on my TBR list , i downloaded the ebook and started reading it as soon as i discovered it existed , so if you've watched the movie , if you like it as much as i do , I think for you this book would be a Great experience .
November 17, 2025
2025
I watched Interstellar for the first time on the big screen for its 10th anniversary re-release earlier this year and I was surprised to find that while I was still in love with the visuals and the music, the story didn't quite affect as much as it did the first few times I'd seen it. However, rereading this novelization reminded me of how much I really love this story. This book has truly changed my mind about film novelizations. It provides more context to the events in the film and adds more emotional depth, no small thanks to Greg Keyes' absolutely stellar—perhaps interstellar?—writing. I don't think this book necessarily holds its own, but I feel like it is such a strong companion to the movie that its fans would be remiss to skip out on. There's a reason this book is an all-time favorite of mine.
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2020
This was my first time reading a movie novelization (forgive the tag) and I was so surprised that it did not disappoint!! A must-read if you love the movie. The book adds a fresh layer of emotion to the story. This is definitely one of my favorite 2020 reads.
I watched Interstellar for the first time on the big screen for its 10th anniversary re-release earlier this year and I was surprised to find that while I was still in love with the visuals and the music, the story didn't quite affect as much as it did the first few times I'd seen it. However, rereading this novelization reminded me of how much I really love this story. This book has truly changed my mind about film novelizations. It provides more context to the events in the film and adds more emotional depth, no small thanks to Greg Keyes' absolutely stellar—perhaps interstellar?—writing. I don't think this book necessarily holds its own, but I feel like it is such a strong companion to the movie that its fans would be remiss to skip out on. There's a reason this book is an all-time favorite of mine.
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2020
This was my first time reading a movie novelization (forgive the tag) and I was so surprised that it did not disappoint!! A must-read if you love the movie. The book adds a fresh layer of emotion to the story. This is definitely one of my favorite 2020 reads.
May 1, 2015
This was the first time I plucked up enough courage to read a movie novelization, and I didn't regret it. Like the movie, it was pure awesomeness.
March 31, 2018
The story follows Cooper, an engineer who travels in space in a breath-taking interstellar mission that would change humanity's fate forever.
The plot of this book is unique, original and to the point. Every single word means something, and that's one of the things I really liked about the book. The plot has many twists too, something I rarely find in nowadays stories. I get frustrated when I invest time into a book and then realize that there is no plot whatsoever, only characters and endless pages of description. This book is the exact opposite. If something is not important, it's not there.
The characters:
The characters, most of the time, serve the plot. This book is short, 288 pages filled with a lot of action. Therefore, little time is spent in trying to fully flesh out the characters in the novel. I know a lot of readers love to dig deep into the characters--to know their past and present and future, to know every aspect of their lives and how'd they act and interact with everything and everyone. If you read books for these kind of things, then this book is not for you.
Description:
Here's where things get tricky. I honestly was afraid that this book would be too scientific and too descriptive. I thought it would be somewhat close to The Martian, where most of the scientific aspects of the book were explained precisely.
It was not. Thanks god.
The description of the world(s), the machines, the planets and even characters were minimal. It wasn't too much. It wasn't too little. It was good. Again, if you love pages upon pages of description, this book is not yours.
The writing was simple. It didn't feel like the writer was trying so hard to impress us with words and sentences. It was beautiful storytelling that felt, at times, as if you were right next to Cooper trying to bend space and time.
Loved it. Solid five stars.
The plot of this book is unique, original and to the point. Every single word means something, and that's one of the things I really liked about the book. The plot has many twists too, something I rarely find in nowadays stories. I get frustrated when I invest time into a book and then realize that there is no plot whatsoever, only characters and endless pages of description. This book is the exact opposite. If something is not important, it's not there.
The characters:
The characters, most of the time, serve the plot. This book is short, 288 pages filled with a lot of action. Therefore, little time is spent in trying to fully flesh out the characters in the novel. I know a lot of readers love to dig deep into the characters--to know their past and present and future, to know every aspect of their lives and how'd they act and interact with everything and everyone. If you read books for these kind of things, then this book is not for you.
Description:
Here's where things get tricky. I honestly was afraid that this book would be too scientific and too descriptive. I thought it would be somewhat close to The Martian, where most of the scientific aspects of the book were explained precisely.
It was not. Thanks god.
The description of the world(s), the machines, the planets and even characters were minimal. It wasn't too much. It wasn't too little. It was good. Again, if you love pages upon pages of description, this book is not yours.
The writing was simple. It didn't feel like the writer was trying so hard to impress us with words and sentences. It was beautiful storytelling that felt, at times, as if you were right next to Cooper trying to bend space and time.
Loved it. Solid five stars.
July 15, 2025
«میانستارهای» فقط فیلمی دربارهٔ فضا نیست؛ فیلمیست دربارهٔ حد نهایی انسان بودن. کریستوفر نولان در این اثر سترگ، تلاش میکند جایی بنشیند که علم، عشق، فیزیک، پدرانگی، فاجعه، و امید به هم میرسند. و آنچه ساخته، تنها یک روایت علمی-تخیلی نیست؛ مرثیهایست برای زمین، برای پدران، برای زمان، و برای آنچه انسان را انسان نگه میدارد: پیوند عاطفی با دیگری.
روایت با زمین آغاز میشود، اما چیزی در حال پایان یافتن است. گرد و غبار، فرسایش، سقوط زراعت، و خاطرههایی که محو میشوند. کوپر، خلبان سابق و حالا کشاورز، در جهانی بیافق زندگی میکند؛ اما دعوت به مأموریتی میانستارهای، نه فقط نجات نسل بشر، بلکه نجاتیست برای معنای زندگی خودش: نجات دختری که میگذارد و میرود، و عشقی که از زمان فراتر میرود.
بار علمی فیلم، ستون فقرات آن است؛ اما نولان با کمک فیزیکدان نظری مشهور «کیپ ثورن»، کاری میکند که علم نه به مانع، بلکه به زیبایی تبدیل شود. نظریههای پیچیدهای مانند نسبیت زمان، سیاهچالهها، افق رویداد، بُعد پنجم، تکینگی گرانشی و حتی تداخل گرانشی درون فضا-زمان، نه تنها دقیق و علمی پرداخت شدهاند، بلکه با داستان همجوشی یافتهاند. یکی از زیباترین لحظات فیلم، جاییست که تنها چند ساعت در سیارهای خاص، معادل چند سال در زمین میشود — نسبیت اینجا، نه فقط پدیدهای علمی، بلکه ضربهای احساسیست به قلب پدری که سالها زندگی دخترش را در چشم بر هم زدنی از دست میدهد.
موسیقی، شاهکار ه��نس زیمر، بیش از آنکه زمینهساز صحنهها باشد، روح آنهاست. موسیقی ترکیبیست از سازهای بادی کلیسایی، ضربآهنگهای تپنده و وقفههای سکوت. این موسیقی نه فقط عظمت فضا را القا میکند، بلکه تنهایی و رنج انسان را در برابر خلأ کیهانی فریاد میزند. زیمر، از موسیقی برای نشاندادن نامرئیترین مفاهیم استفاده میکند: گذر زمان، ترس، امید، و عشق.
بازیها، همپایهٔ مفهوماند. متیو مککانهی در نقش کوپر، یکی از عمیقترین و انسانیترین اجراهای کارنامهاش را ارائه میدهد. او نه قهرمان ابر انسانیست، نه نابغهای بینقص؛ فقط پدریست که نمیخواهد دخترش را از دست بدهد. اشکهایش، تماشای پیامهای ویدئویی، لحظاتیست که علم و عاطفه در او فرو میریزند. جسیکا چستین در نقش مورف بالغ، با نگاهی پر از زخم و درونسوز، بار زمین را بر دوش میکشد. مایکل کین، با حضوری پدرانه و شعری که بارها تکرار میشود ـ «Do not go gentle into that good night» ـ فیلم را به یک وداع شاعرانه بدل میکند.
نولان در «میانستارهای»، تماشاگر را با پرسشی بنیادین تنها میگذارد: اگر همهچیز را از تو بگیرند — زمین، زمان، جسم، آینده — آیا هنوز عشق میتواند چیزی را نجات دهد؟ فیلم در سکانسهای پایانیاش به فلسفهای میرسد که فراتر از فیزیک است؛ ایمان به پیوندهای انسانی، حتی در دل ابعاد نامکشوف جهان.
تصویرسازیها، سفرها در سیاهچاله، سیارات یخزده یا پرموج، و فضای سرد فضاپیما، همه با آن حس میانهای از عظمت و خلأ ساخته شدهاند: عظمت کیهان، خلأ وجودی انسان. فیلم گاهی عمداً کند میشود، مکث میکند، و زمان را میکشد، چون دربارهٔ خود زمان حرف میزند.
«میانستارهای» نه به آینده، بلکه به وضعیت حال انسان اشاره دارد؛ انسانی که زمین را رو به زوال گذاشته، اما هنوز توانایی عشقورزیدن دارد. و همین، شاید تنها چیزی باشد که از او باقی مانده. فیلمیست که وقتی تمام میشود، تازه آغاز میشود: در ذهن، در قلب، و در آن لحظهای که به آسمان نگاه میکنی و میپرسی، ما اینجا چه میکنیم؟
روایت با زمین آغاز میشود، اما چیزی در حال پایان یافتن است. گرد و غبار، فرسایش، سقوط زراعت، و خاطرههایی که محو میشوند. کوپر، خلبان سابق و حالا کشاورز، در جهانی بیافق زندگی میکند؛ اما دعوت به مأموریتی میانستارهای، نه فقط نجات نسل بشر، بلکه نجاتیست برای معنای زندگی خودش: نجات دختری که میگذارد و میرود، و عشقی که از زمان فراتر میرود.
بار علمی فیلم، ستون فقرات آن است؛ اما نولان با کمک فیزیکدان نظری مشهور «کیپ ثورن»، کاری میکند که علم نه به مانع، بلکه به زیبایی تبدیل شود. نظریههای پیچیدهای مانند نسبیت زمان، سیاهچالهها، افق رویداد، بُعد پنجم، تکینگی گرانشی و حتی تداخل گرانشی درون فضا-زمان، نه تنها دقیق و علمی پرداخت شدهاند، بلکه با داستان همجوشی یافتهاند. یکی از زیباترین لحظات فیلم، جاییست که تنها چند ساعت در سیارهای خاص، معادل چند سال در زمین میشود — نسبیت اینجا، نه فقط پدیدهای علمی، بلکه ضربهای احساسیست به قلب پدری که سالها زندگی دخترش را در چشم بر هم زدنی از دست میدهد.
موسیقی، شاهکار ه��نس زیمر، بیش از آنکه زمینهساز صحنهها باشد، روح آنهاست. موسیقی ترکیبیست از سازهای بادی کلیسایی، ضربآهنگهای تپنده و وقفههای سکوت. این موسیقی نه فقط عظمت فضا را القا میکند، بلکه تنهایی و رنج انسان را در برابر خلأ کیهانی فریاد میزند. زیمر، از موسیقی برای نشاندادن نامرئیترین مفاهیم استفاده میکند: گذر زمان، ترس، امید، و عشق.
بازیها، همپایهٔ مفهوماند. متیو مککانهی در نقش کوپر، یکی از عمیقترین و انسانیترین اجراهای کارنامهاش را ارائه میدهد. او نه قهرمان ابر انسانیست، نه نابغهای بینقص؛ فقط پدریست که نمیخواهد دخترش را از دست بدهد. اشکهایش، تماشای پیامهای ویدئویی، لحظاتیست که علم و عاطفه در او فرو میریزند. جسیکا چستین در نقش مورف بالغ، با نگاهی پر از زخم و درونسوز، بار زمین را بر دوش میکشد. مایکل کین، با حضوری پدرانه و شعری که بارها تکرار میشود ـ «Do not go gentle into that good night» ـ فیلم را به یک وداع شاعرانه بدل میکند.
نولان در «میانستارهای»، تماشاگر را با پرسشی بنیادین تنها میگذارد: اگر همهچیز را از تو بگیرند — زمین، زمان، جسم، آینده — آیا هنوز عشق میتواند چیزی را نجات دهد؟ فیلم در سکانسهای پایانیاش به فلسفهای میرسد که فراتر از فیزیک است؛ ایمان به پیوندهای انسانی، حتی در دل ابعاد نامکشوف جهان.
تصویرسازیها، سفرها در سیاهچاله، سیارات یخزده یا پرموج، و فضای سرد فضاپیما، همه با آن حس میانهای از عظمت و خلأ ساخته شدهاند: عظمت کیهان، خلأ وجودی انسان. فیلم گاهی عمداً کند میشود، مکث میکند، و زمان را میکشد، چون دربارهٔ خود زمان حرف میزند.
«میانستارهای» نه به آینده، بلکه به وضعیت حال انسان اشاره دارد؛ انسانی که زمین را رو به زوال گذاشته، اما هنوز توانایی عشقورزیدن دارد. و همین، شاید تنها چیزی باشد که از او باقی مانده. فیلمیست که وقتی تمام میشود، تازه آغاز میشود: در ذهن، در قلب، و در آن لحظهای که به آسمان نگاه میکنی و میپرسی، ما اینجا چه میکنیم؟
April 18, 2017
★★★★★ (5/5)
“We used to look up and wonder at our place in the stars,” he said. “Now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt.”
As breath-taking and surreal as the film itself, the novelisation of “Interstellar” brilliantly fuses movie dialogues with its thematic wonderment. I marvelled at how impeccably the movie lines were incorporated within this prose. Since I couldn’t keep the film imagery out of my head whilst reading this, I’m curious as to how those who haven’t seen the film would interpret this line-by-line retelling of the script.
“Interstellar” is a story of our dying earth and a group of explorers who venture out into the vast universe, seeking the perfect rock on which to restore humankind once again. Undertaking immense distances for an interstellar voyage in order to preserve mankind makes up the core of this story which is further embellished by a warm father-daughter relationship between Cooper and Murph, philosophic ruminations on passage of time and the inextricable link of intangible notions such as gravity and love. When the future of entire human race is at stake, personal desires and reasoning are given a back seat. In spite of all odds, traversing through colossal Stygian distances helps reconcile the past with the present as well as the future.
Love is the one thing we’re capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space.
The movie left an indelible mark on me, and now so has the book. I feel it is futile to summarise the story in its entirety since I would recommend anyone to watch the film first and then proceed to the novel. Greg Keyes has done a remarkable job in preserving the visual essence of the film. Abstract notions of time traveling, navigating cosmic distances, the infinite power of love and survival, human progress and limitations of human ingenuity are all suffused within this one story. Keyes briefly fills in the blanks left by the film, but without giving too much away. He also expounds on characters and situations they are in a manner which stays true to the spirit of this story.
If I were to ever make use of a memory-erasing device in the future, I would have it remove all the times I’ve watched and re-watched this film. I would want to experience this film again, as a first-timer. I can vividly recall how much I was moved by Cooper’s goodbyes to Murph, enthralled by their journey into the wormhole, anxious of Cooper’s return, wary of the time that had passed on Earth, and most importantly and clearly when I became cognizant of tesseract in the black hole forming itself into infinite bookshelves. I couldn’t contain myself and let out an excited gasp amidst a dead silent theatre, trembling with the realisation and its implications. I would want to relive that moment again which has been thoroughly etched into my memory.
“We used to look up and wonder at our place in the stars,” he said. “Now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt.”
As breath-taking and surreal as the film itself, the novelisation of “Interstellar” brilliantly fuses movie dialogues with its thematic wonderment. I marvelled at how impeccably the movie lines were incorporated within this prose. Since I couldn’t keep the film imagery out of my head whilst reading this, I’m curious as to how those who haven’t seen the film would interpret this line-by-line retelling of the script.
“Interstellar” is a story of our dying earth and a group of explorers who venture out into the vast universe, seeking the perfect rock on which to restore humankind once again. Undertaking immense distances for an interstellar voyage in order to preserve mankind makes up the core of this story which is further embellished by a warm father-daughter relationship between Cooper and Murph, philosophic ruminations on passage of time and the inextricable link of intangible notions such as gravity and love. When the future of entire human race is at stake, personal desires and reasoning are given a back seat. In spite of all odds, traversing through colossal Stygian distances helps reconcile the past with the present as well as the future.
Love is the one thing we’re capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space.
The movie left an indelible mark on me, and now so has the book. I feel it is futile to summarise the story in its entirety since I would recommend anyone to watch the film first and then proceed to the novel. Greg Keyes has done a remarkable job in preserving the visual essence of the film. Abstract notions of time traveling, navigating cosmic distances, the infinite power of love and survival, human progress and limitations of human ingenuity are all suffused within this one story. Keyes briefly fills in the blanks left by the film, but without giving too much away. He also expounds on characters and situations they are in a manner which stays true to the spirit of this story.
If I were to ever make use of a memory-erasing device in the future, I would have it remove all the times I’ve watched and re-watched this film. I would want to experience this film again, as a first-timer. I can vividly recall how much I was moved by Cooper’s goodbyes to Murph, enthralled by their journey into the wormhole, anxious of Cooper’s return, wary of the time that had passed on Earth, and most importantly and clearly when I became cognizant of tesseract in the black hole forming itself into infinite bookshelves. I couldn’t contain myself and let out an excited gasp amidst a dead silent theatre, trembling with the realisation and its implications. I would want to relive that moment again which has been thoroughly etched into my memory.
December 30, 2016
Interstellar by Greg Keyes
THE END OF EARTH WILL NOT BE THE END OF USFrom acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Triology, Inception), this is the chronicle of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. At stake are the fate of a planet... Earth... and the future of the human race.
This book was very underwhelming in comparison to the movie which I really loved.
While I usually like reading books based on films / film adaptions to see the difference between the movie and the book it just can't compare this time around.
The book doesn't compare to the greatness of the film, the book doesn't depict Coopers personality as well as Matthew portrayed it. Which is expected but still I favor the film to the book this time around.
Greg Keyes
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THE END OF EARTH WILL NOT BE THE END OF USFrom acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Triology, Inception), this is the chronicle of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. At stake are the fate of a planet... Earth... and the future of the human race.
This book was very underwhelming in comparison to the movie which I really loved.
While I usually like reading books based on films / film adaptions to see the difference between the movie and the book it just can't compare this time around.
The book doesn't compare to the greatness of the film, the book doesn't depict Coopers personality as well as Matthew portrayed it. Which is expected but still I favor the film to the book this time around.
Greg Keyes
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May 24, 2023
A letter to my favourite character from this book and the movie!
Dear Cooper,
No matter what I read or see, I'll never get over your story. I have found your story to be something more than just a space mission or another day at duty. Sometimes I wonder how it was so beautiful and yet painful at the same time. From you and Little Murph deciphering the coordinates, to you leaving her, from you warning Amelia about the waves to docking with the endurance or you jumping into the black hole, to reaching out and seeing Murph again. I have always felt that I was somewhere a part of it.
You Cooper, taught me that sometimes, a selfish decision is okay and that we are not bound to live for others all the time and yet it can be alright. I am happy that you finally made it up with Murph and her welcoming you back was more than genuine. That's all that is important, all's well that ends well. Your relationship with her is one I celebrate as if you both were a part of me. I love you.
I wonder what you are doing right now. I hope you have found Amelia and you two are on another adventure into the depths of the space, with a little more honesty on your part, isn't that right Cooper, 90 percent?
Yours lovingly
Arbaz
Dear Cooper,
No matter what I read or see, I'll never get over your story. I have found your story to be something more than just a space mission or another day at duty. Sometimes I wonder how it was so beautiful and yet painful at the same time. From you and Little Murph deciphering the coordinates, to you leaving her, from you warning Amelia about the waves to docking with the endurance or you jumping into the black hole, to reaching out and seeing Murph again. I have always felt that I was somewhere a part of it.
You Cooper, taught me that sometimes, a selfish decision is okay and that we are not bound to live for others all the time and yet it can be alright. I am happy that you finally made it up with Murph and her welcoming you back was more than genuine. That's all that is important, all's well that ends well. Your relationship with her is one I celebrate as if you both were a part of me. I love you.
I wonder what you are doing right now. I hope you have found Amelia and you two are on another adventure into the depths of the space, with a little more honesty on your part, isn't that right Cooper, 90 percent?
Yours lovingly
Arbaz
November 8, 2015
Wow! It Adds So Much
I bought this novelization for two reasons. One I loved the movie. But I had many questions the film didn't answer. I figured the novelization would add the detail I was looking for.
And I was not dissatisfied.
The second reason was the science detailed in the film was explained here by the author.
SPOILERS!
The questions I had...What was the Blight? How was the rest of the world? Were there other space stations? What is time slippage? What was that "beer" Cooper was drinking? What was Romily doing all those years on the Endurance? Who "They" might be?
All my questions were answered or at least mentioned.
And besides that it was an entertaining read.
A great job by the author.
I bought this novelization for two reasons. One I loved the movie. But I had many questions the film didn't answer. I figured the novelization would add the detail I was looking for.
And I was not dissatisfied.
The second reason was the science detailed in the film was explained here by the author.
SPOILERS!
The questions I had...What was the Blight? How was the rest of the world? Were there other space stations? What is time slippage? What was that "beer" Cooper was drinking? What was Romily doing all those years on the Endurance? Who "They" might be?
All my questions were answered or at least mentioned.
And besides that it was an entertaining read.
A great job by the author.
January 6, 2017
I love to party, and by party I mean: listen to audiobooks. This splashed down in under three minutes due to numerous book party fouls: starting with a dream sequence, wallpaper character introduced on page one, and excessive Murphing through direct address. It's a fair example of how films and books need different handling even when they tackle the same multiverse. I wouldn't call it stellar by any means.
November 22, 2014
Marvelous adaptation of a great, incredible movie. I urge you to watch it and then read this book for full pleasure.
March 9, 2024
Recommended by my daughter, soon to be starting her post secondary studies in pursuit of her dream of becoming an astrophysicist. We both enjoyed the excellent Christopher Nolan film of the same name but she urged me to read the book as it provided more insight into the science of space exploration. Dad’s gotta support his child’s passion right?
For someone like my daughter, Interstellar had all the characteristics associated with what attracts her to the study of space, things like time dilation, black holes, relativity etc. I admit her knowledge of this stuff far surpasses mine, but I was happy to explore these concepts in written format and partake in some of my daughter’s passion. Staying true to the movie, the novelization did however offer more in the way of explanations and theories which I enjoyed.
Though my daughter preferred the science behind the story, my preference was the relationship between Cooper and Murph and how in trying to save a dying world for his children, he understood that his journey would mean the loss of watching both her and his son grow up. The story offered a nice balance between Cooper’s obligation to fulfill his duties and the efforts made in ensuring he kept his promise to return to her. As in the movie, this was pretty poignant stuff.
Thanks for the reco Aly, it was pretty…well, stellar.
For someone like my daughter, Interstellar had all the characteristics associated with what attracts her to the study of space, things like time dilation, black holes, relativity etc. I admit her knowledge of this stuff far surpasses mine, but I was happy to explore these concepts in written format and partake in some of my daughter’s passion. Staying true to the movie, the novelization did however offer more in the way of explanations and theories which I enjoyed.
Though my daughter preferred the science behind the story, my preference was the relationship between Cooper and Murph and how in trying to save a dying world for his children, he understood that his journey would mean the loss of watching both her and his son grow up. The story offered a nice balance between Cooper’s obligation to fulfill his duties and the efforts made in ensuring he kept his promise to return to her. As in the movie, this was pretty poignant stuff.
Thanks for the reco Aly, it was pretty…well, stellar.
June 21, 2023
همیشه فیلمنامهی یک فیلم نگرش جدیدی به آدم میده. جاهایی که چشم ندیده یا فراموش کرده، ذهن میخونه و میسازه.
۲۵ خرداد ۱۴۰۲
۲۵ خرداد ۱۴۰۲
July 5, 2023
Reading it felt as though I was watching the movie. It's so well-written and compelling. It showcases that love is a universal language and that love holds power beyond our survival skills. I love this line (anne Hathaway's) : "Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space".
January 5, 2015
Sensory Description:
This is one of the BEST books I have ever read. I initially chose to read this book because I really liked the movie. However, after I read this book, I think the movie and the book are both really good but in different ways. Since this is a science fiction, the movie portrays it perfectly for the reader without the need for the readers to picture the complex space scenary. In the book, however, it's a bit harder for the readers to picture exactly what the surrounding environment looks like, but its detailed sensory descriptions of the characters compensate for it. In this book, the major characters were sent into an exciting and suspenseful journey to find a planet that can sustain human life. Around the middle of the book, the main character, Brand, experienced the "power" of relativity as only hours passed for him, but decades passed for the people on earth, including his family. "23 years...","I though I was prepared...I knew all the theory but the reality is different..."(Keyes 152) This part of the book narrates the result of their journey to the first planet. The "..." shows that Brand was completely astonished and that she realized that her family back on earth might have all "changed". This is an extremely good book i and I will definitely recommend this book to everyone.
This is one of the BEST books I have ever read. I initially chose to read this book because I really liked the movie. However, after I read this book, I think the movie and the book are both really good but in different ways. Since this is a science fiction, the movie portrays it perfectly for the reader without the need for the readers to picture the complex space scenary. In the book, however, it's a bit harder for the readers to picture exactly what the surrounding environment looks like, but its detailed sensory descriptions of the characters compensate for it. In this book, the major characters were sent into an exciting and suspenseful journey to find a planet that can sustain human life. Around the middle of the book, the main character, Brand, experienced the "power" of relativity as only hours passed for him, but decades passed for the people on earth, including his family. "23 years...","I though I was prepared...I knew all the theory but the reality is different..."(Keyes 152) This part of the book narrates the result of their journey to the first planet. The "..." shows that Brand was completely astonished and that she realized that her family back on earth might have all "changed". This is an extremely good book i and I will definitely recommend this book to everyone.
March 13, 2017
I've seen the movie so many times so there wasn't any difference between watching the movie and reading the novelization of it, except in time spent on it.
I felt like I understood some of the characters better now though.
I felt like I understood some of the characters better now though.
November 21, 2014
It's less impactful without the cinematography or the music, but the novel does a great job of adding little touches to the characters.
December 30, 2014
Helped me to better understand the film, especially the latter part. Would be interested to learn more about Amelia Brand, but I doubt there's anything else official coming. Fair enough.
May 25, 2015
الفيلم رائع جدا من اجمل الافلام الي شاهدتها
January 2, 2017
I like it, but it was so much like the film... That took away the surprise element and maybe some other flavors I usually like in a book.
February 10, 2023
Great representation of a fantastic movie. Very easy to read. Seems like it was drafted straight from the script. That being said, I wish the book would of held more little secret details that the movie didn’t include.
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