by: Ben Mezrich
Sex on the Moon is a new book by Ben Mezrich and his first since the hugely successful The Accidental Billionaires, which was popularized in the Oscar-nominated film The Social Network.
This book tells the real-life story of Thad Roberts, an up-and-coming NASA intern who decides to steal and sell Moon rocks. We learn that the samples are priceless and – even more important to his colleagues at NASA – the most precious substance on Earth.
Thad is one of the top minds in NASA’s internship program but uneasiness lies underneath. Whether due to his Mormon upbringing, issues with his wife, or the outgoing persona he created at NASA, things aren’t going exactly the way he had planned.
Written as a work of stylized non-fiction, Mezrich communicated directly with Roberts to get the intimate details of the coup. Some conversations were filled in and thoughts fleshed out but otherwise this is the truest account of the events available. It’s an interesting story but unless the reader has a fascination with space it may be lost on them.
cool idea, but didn't translate well into a novel. interested to see what direction the movie will take.
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