• TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    24 days ago

    Before this happened, I actually knew who Homer Hickam was because I had read October Sky, made the whole tweet chain just that slight bit funnier.

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      24 days ago

      I had read October Sky

      The book was called “The Rocket Boys”. The movie made from the book was “October Sky”. (I honestly like the movie name better, though).

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        24 days ago

        While you’re correct, since 1998 the book has been published as October Sky for that very reason. Fun fact, October Sky is an anagram of Rocket Boys