For the Book Riot 2016 Read Harder challenge, this title fell under Task 18 (Task 18: Read a Book That Was Adapted Into a Movie. Then Watch The Movie. Debate Which Is Better) 
 I really enjoyed this movie last year, so was pleased that the book was so similar, mainly with just more detail on the science! (which was great) 
 I agree with Suzanne's review, about the "added" humor being a little bit off; I found his descriptions of the problems at hand and the science required to solve them to be entertaining enough ("I'd get so much cancer, the cancer would have cancer") that the periodic 70's/disco/nerd hate felt a bit unnecessary/contrived; the disco music did make for a fantastic movie soundtrack though!