The Loneliest Girl in the Universe By: Lauren James Grade: A Romy Silvers is the last survivor of a deep space mission headed to a new Earth. She's never even set foot on the real Earth having been born on the mission. Used to her loneliness and tenuous connection to NASA Romy is over the... Continue Reading →
Life
Life Directed by: Daniel Espinosa Grade: B+ Life is about a group of scientists on the International Space Station that discover an alien life form. Unfortunately not E.T. I should say first off that I have certainly heard the Alien comparisons, and understand them, but my Alien experience is only the one that had Michael... Continue Reading →
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures Directed By: Theodore Melfi Grade: A- I finally got to see Hidden Figures this week! It's one I had been looking forward to for a long time and thankfully it lived up to the hype. Even though my theater somehow forgot how to start the movie on time and then how to turn... Continue Reading →
The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet
The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet Author: Becky Chambers Genre: Space Epic Grade: B + Rosemary is escaping her life when she signs on to be a clerk on the Wayfarer, a ship that punches holes through the galaxy so people can get where they need to go quicker. Near the start of... Continue Reading →
The Prom Goer’s Interstellar Excursion
This book was a little bit Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, a little bit Spaceballs, and a little bit John Hughes 80’s teen movies. It also has a little bit of those behind the music documentaries to it. Fun, easy to read and should probably soon be optioned into a movie. I kind of want... Continue Reading →