Very close to the movie
356483
I watched the movie and then bought the book a few days later.  They were very closely aligned.  I would recommend both! Helps to understand various views on terminal illness without going into the gory details of treatment.
63551
Loved the movie, decided to try the book. It's very good. It is in no way technical, which I was a little disappointed about, but obviously it was not meant to be. It is still a very engaging read.
4672193
I really enjoyed it. I read it too soon after watching the movie though. It's a lot different to the movie, a lot of the key points are different. I couldn't put the book down.
Some of the ideas were way ahead of the books time and don't really make sense now that the technologies have become real. This made me cringe sometimes but when you know the book was written in the late 80's it is forgivable.
257447
I loved the movie and have had the book on my reading list for a while. I finally got to it and loved the book as well. It's a quick read, which is also nice. You can't go wrong with either and it's one of the few book-turned-into-movies where the movie could be better than the book (which the author may have said publicly).
3718830
I feel this is one of the best book I have read. It closely follows the movie but it was great to have more time with it than I get when I watch a movie.
1607593
I enjoyed the movie and this book was a great way to revisit the movie in a different way.  The screenplay at the end was an unexpected treat.  I'd recommend this book to anyone who loved the movie.
4957209
I recommend this book to any who loved or merely liked the movie. The behind the scenes insight really adds to the movie in my opinion. Upon finishing the book I was more anxious to see the movie again than I had been. I watched with different eyes and was rewarded.
4154074
I'd seen the movie and was curious to see how close they came to the book.  Although the book had much more in it, it was pretty close so I enjoyed them both.  I would recommend either or both.
3986365
This basically an extended version of the movie. All the familiar scenes are there, but now there's even more info and some of those scenes are longer than before. You get to find out how Endurian feels about violence and all sorts of background details on other characters. Watching the movie after having read the novel also shows that some of those performances are reflecting aspects talked about in the book and adds to the enjoyment of a movie I already loved.
2771749
i really enjoyed the movie, and had always wanted to read the book, so i finally purchased a copy to read.of course many think you should read the book before seeing the movie version, but i become interested in the book until i'd seen the movie. i'm glad i finally purchased one, much more info, and behind the scenes. i'm still reading it, but am very impressed soo far. i'd recommend this book to anyone.lots of fun.
109100
Enjoyed this much more than the movie. In this version we had multiple viewpoints of all the characters, some extra scenes to bridge gaps, and we were able to understand the way the characters were thinking and feeling during the book. I especially enjoyed the BB-8 point of view. And it was nice to see what Kylo was thinking during the book. Overall it was much more enjoyable than the movie. I did not like the price of this book though, it isn't worth $20
2917729
We saw the movie so I was interested in how close the movie was to the book.  The book had more details about the community that I had missed in the movie. I was glad I had read it and I had more to consider about society afterwards.
4502300
My daughter who loved the movie, loves this book!  Very closely follows the movie but also isn't too long so you can read it before bedtime without it taking forever.
1686428
Easy...it had excellent material to base itself on. The book is so graphic and particular in it's descriptions that there were times where I simply grimiced at what I was reading. HOWEVER...because of this I simply couldn't put it down. The characters are much more deep in the bok than in the movie (since there is MUCH more time for development). To any fan of the movie...this is a MUST BUY.
2919685
Well worth the read and I can't wait to see how close the movie will play out to this.
968367
Saw the movie and decided to get the book. Quite a few things are different such as many of the characters. The book is way more detailed in the events that took place and is a very good read.
4297924
It is very different from the Movie, a must read