# Project Hail Mary - Book vs Movie (plus other sci-fi book to movie recommendations)

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Podcast: [Hugonauts: The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hugonauts-the-best-sci-fi-books-of-all-time-4678139)
Published: 2026-04-07T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The movie was great fun - but was it as good as the book? Also, we address the really important questions, like whether it is physically possible to get tired of looking at Ryan Gosling.

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