I was suprised by this book. I expected the usual sugar-coated we went through hell, but all is rosy, sort of, book.

It was not such. It was a brave, honest, many times painful, but ultimately trandescendant, factual recounting. I was also surprised by the depth of layers in this book.

You get to learn details about NASA. Management seems as bad there as everywhere. You get to learn what you have to do to command, launch, dock in space and return the shuttle with a pluperfect score. You get to hear what it feels like looking down on earth, when your wife is having brain surgery because an untreated mentally ill person shot her in the head from three feet away.
You are informed that the Gifford/Kellys feel he should have had better access to mental health care.

You get to learn stuff you should have known but didn't, about traumatic brain injury. You are educated that as tragic as Gabby's situation is, many people are far more worse off becuase their insurance policies will not cover the rehab that she is still receiving.

Mainly you get to read a remarkable book about two remarkable people.

I am impressed, and far more deeply than I expected.