Project Hail Mary: A Novel

Another great book by Andy Weir! I love the whole premise, all the science, and the personality infused into the story. I highly recommend this book. I absolutely loved The Martian and this book was great as well. Going to start on Artemis tomorrow...I hope he has more books in the works...maybe Project Hail Mary II?

Hard Sci Fi with Andy Weir’s typical event driven crisis and humor - slightly softened from his prior two books. A wonderful plot with a lot of creative thinking not just about the primary crisis but the twists that ensue. A few twists are predictable (especially to those with technical experience— the issue when the lights go off was easy to predict for anyone who operates sensitive equipment that face potential contaminates ) but no less enjoyable. The reader can, if they wish, participate in working out the solutions along with the protagonist. Weir is gradually adding depth to his characters and writing as his writing continues to develop without losing the pace or rollercoaster excitement.

This is a great progression for Andy Weir. I was a huge fan of the Martian (who wasn't...), But Artemis lacked in character depth, even though I didn't mind the overall story setting. In this third book, we have a really imaginative concept that still hangs on to the 'hard sci-fi' genre that made the Martian so great, but takes it to the next level. It makes some huge leaps of logic, but they are made for good reason and disbelief is well suspended. I think this book represents Weir's best character arc so far. My only criticism is in some cases, there is more technical detail that I felt I needed, as it got in the way of plot points that were obviously going to happen, and I didn't feel I always needed to know 'how' they happened. But, this is a minor quibble. The big picture is unique and imaginative, with a story that wraps up in a satisfying and (mostly) surpring way.