Mezrich has made writing about young people making big decisions his trademark. Having run through the investing, gambling, and company building worlds, he here takes a shot at employer theft. Much like his other books, the main character is smart and arrogant. However in this book, Thad, the moonrock thief, really comes across as warped and less likeable, almost sinister. Part of this is because the book is told from Thad's perspective, and it feels like he's making excuses for his actions, even if that means making the story change.

Mezrich's writing is cinematic - you can sense that this is a movie in the making. I enjoy this for a quick and entertaining read. I listened to this on audio with Casey Affleck narrating. His voice is very young and uneven, which lends itself to this book.

Business readers might be interested in this book for its description of the NASA Co-op program (certainly interesting), but more for Thad's reasoning about his theft. Thad is told that some moonrocks are considered trash, consumed samples, and based on that wording he feels he can take the trash for himself. How many companies have items that they consider trash that perhaps they don't protect, items like documents or supplies or parts or electronic files, items that may have value outside of your company that your employees may decide to sell? This book made me wonder how many other things Thad could have appropriated, and how many other people in the working world would feel and act the same way.