Customer Reviews

The Astronaut's Wife

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I couldn't put it down when reading this book i thought it was great,only to get to the end was i disapointed. The ending was to far out there from the plot of the story. I would recommend The Astronauts Wife if you are into fiction. I haven't had the chance to see the movie, but i'm not in a real rush after this book.

I would rate this book a 7.I liked this book because it kept me in suspence and I didn't want to put the book down until I found out what happened next.The only thing that I didn't liked was the ending because it didn't end up the way I would of expected it to.It also gets you thinking if in fact this situation can happen in real life.

I thought the movie was great until the last fifteen minutes or so. Now, I usually don't have trouble following a plot... but (without giving the ending away to anyone else) could someone try explaining to me what exactly DID happen after she plugged in the radio? And afterwards... with the... you know... "kids", what was that all about? I was left with more questions than answers and may read the book if only to understand what it was that happened... it's as if I got "lost" for 2 minutes or so at a crucial part in the movie that left me void of understanding the final outcome. It reminded me of "Rosemary's Baby" but That was an ending I not only understood, but left me feeling haunted for a long time.

My very, very favorite actress of all time has to be Clea DuVall. She's smart, beautiful, and extremely talented, and I'm only going to see the movie to see her. To be honest, I basically only skimmed the book to see how big of a part Clea had (she plays Nan, Charlize Theron's little sister) and --yay!-- she has a pretty big part. If you want a preview of what the movie will be like, read the book, otherwise, it's not too great. I think the guy basically put the screenplay into bigger words and paragraphs, but the movie seems like it'll be good.

...then again, it is a bit spare. Maybe because it is a novelization? The plot was well explained even though there was a bit of a problem telling the tale. Most definitely will be compared to "Rosemary's Baby" for a long time to come.

Fine of its type, but still, not a materpiece in any way.

This book was fabulous ... until the end. I still gave it four stars because so much of it was so good. A lot time was spent weaving together a sweet, funny, touching life story, then the end was so disappointing. It was like the author just got burnt out and decided to end it without any thought about whether or not the ending made sense. It is still worth reading (if you have the time), but don't buy the book. Borrow it, and enjoy the good parts while they last because the end will baffle you.

This book was the October selection for our book club. It was so bad that we had to cancel the meeting. The only thing to discuss might be all the typos throughout the book. Do not waste your time or money on this one!