Its funny this thread popped up since I found the book yesterday after 8 years and just re-read the entire book. I remember watching the movie over and over, knowing every scene of the movie. I keep thinking that the characters are pretty normal (maybe except the martian's girlfriend and polly) and I have a hard time understanding why they were locked up for so long. In the book it has a part where susana sees Lisa and Georgina, and I feel like everybody ends up just dealing with the world like everyone else... Is it crazy to think they are the normal ones? I keep wondering what makes them different from "normal"people..