Today I bring to you the joyous news of a review for a book that I did, indeed, finish!
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir!
I’m going to be honest and say I’m a big Andy Weir fan. I loved The Martian and I really enjoyed Artemis (even though it wasn’t as good as The Martian) and I knew I was going to be picking this book up. I just wasn’t sure whether or not I was going to be waiting for it to come out as a paperback. Barnes & Nobel’s 50% sale on Prime Day made up my mind for me.
I’m a girl who likes a sale.
I also happen to be a girl who likes sci-fi.
This book is about Ryland Grace, who wakes up on a space ship, with no memory and two dead crewmen. Oh, he also happens to be humanities only hope of solving an extinction level event having to do with the sun.
So why beat around the bush, I loved this book. I read it in two days. Would have been one but I got distracted by The Golden Girls.
I know, I got side tracked by a thirty year old tv show. Go me.
You’re moved back in forth through time as Ryland regains his memories. This happens slowly over the course of the book. And it’s great to see how that pays off. And the memories themselves are full of colorful characters. Although Andy Weir still can’t write women very well (this was a problem in Artemis, which has a female main character) he has improved, so he gets points for that.
I enjoyed Ryland’s time in the Hail Mary. I loved the ship, how they traveled, how they got artificial gravity, the lab, all of it. The author writes complicated science jargon in a way that makes it easy for everyone to understand, it’s part of the reason I enjoyed the the time ship so much.
There is a lot in this book to love. From the character interactions to the actual puzzle of why the sun was dimming. As is typical of the authors books, I did laugh, a lot. Andy Weir like to remind you that even stressful situations can have humorous moments. It works.
Basically, pick this one up if you love great sci-fi! I gave it 5 stars.
Spoiler Alert in the comments folks!
Lauren Corcur 
i’m glad you liked this one! and great review!
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It was an easy book to like! And thank you!
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I have to admit that I haven’t been interested in this book.. I figured it would just be kind of boring with some guy alone in space with no memory. This review makes me think it’s a lot deeper than that.
Wonderful job and thanks so much for sharing!
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It is so, so good. I told a friend about it and by chapter 6 she was praising it to our book club. She hadn’t even gotten to the best part yet!
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Oh, wow, that’s great! I’ll have to give it a chance, then, I love it when a book can surprise me. Thanks so much!
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I also absolutely adored this one! 😊 Especially Rocky! OMG, I’m obsessed… I haven’t loved a character this much in a long time, and all the language stuff was just so cool! (Oh, and you’re not alone – I like Artemis, too, even though I do think The Martian and Project Hail Mary are way better. I just love how much science there is in Andy Weir’s books! 🤗)
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Oh dear. Spoilers! And I love the science in his books too!
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I guess I just couldn’t keep my excitement to myself 😅 Although I tried really hard to phrase my admiration vaguely enough that people who haven’t read the book probably won’t have a clue what I’m talking about… And the science really is the best!
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It’s okay. Excitement happens!
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