I bought the book Monster by A. Lee Martinez at Dollar Tree close to a decade ago. The artwork caught my eye. I can tell you that was one of the most entertaining books i've ever read. This movie is based on that book. It in no way in my opinion represetns what I envisioned from reading the book at all. I highly recommend the author and his books if you enjoy funny sci fi w/ a spash of horror. A few of his books read like a YA novel but i don't even care, it's just so damn fun to read. I hope more of his books get made and more closely to the source. Maybe they will try Monster again, because it' wasn't this.