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nightlight_reader's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
From The Martian to Artemis, Andy Weir never ceases to amaze. This book is much more a heist adventure about colonization and economics compared to the man vs nature conflicts of The Martian but damn I loved Jazz as a lead. Everyone around her was fun and bright and made for great contrast to an asshole.
Some of the action sequences didn’t quite land for me, but Weir is better at the technical than the fighting, which is why I’m so drawn to his books to begin with.
Also, the romance didn’t land for me. At all. Hard pass. Luckily, it’s not a big factor of the book, so I won’t knock it too hard.
This got me excited for Project Hail Mary all over again. It’s been on my shelf untouched for about a year, but it’s now bumped up on my TBR.
Some of the action sequences didn’t quite land for me, but Weir is better at the technical than the fighting, which is why I’m so drawn to his books to begin with.
Also, the romance didn’t land for me. At all. Hard pass. Luckily, it’s not a big factor of the book, so I won’t knock it too hard.
This got me excited for Project Hail Mary all over again. It’s been on my shelf untouched for about a year, but it’s now bumped up on my TBR.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Deportation, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Mental illness
leahhartjacobs's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Alcoholism
Minor: Suicide, Pedophilia, and Death of parent
queer_bookwyrm's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Artemis by Andy Weir is a scifi novel about a city on the moon called Artemis. We follow Jazz Bashara, an Arabic woman who calls the city home, works as a porter, and her side hustle is smuggling. Jazz is is brilliant and seemingly underachieving while hoping to be rich enough someday to afford more than the coffin she calls a bunk. Jazz is a smartass, so my kinda girl.
"He's right, Dad. I'm an asshole. But Artemis needs an asshole right now and I got drafted." 😂
Jazz ends up in the middle of a conspiracy to control the silicon industry on Artemis by Brazilian mobsters. She, and a motley crew prepare for a heist to sabotage this in order to keep the city from being controlled by the mobsters, and it goes wrong. Cue panic.
This story kept me on my toes and I enjoyed the science-y bits. My favorite. Of course, was the pedantic Star Trek reference at the beginning of the book 🖖🏾. I also really enjoyed Svoboda's character, but I wish we had gotten to know him a bit better. We really didn't get too much from the side characters. There was decent representation with a gay Jewish guy, Muslims, disability rep.
This was a decent read, but I'm not sure if I'll seek out more novels by this author. I'm always up for recs though!
"He's right, Dad. I'm an asshole. But Artemis needs an asshole right now and I got drafted." 😂
Jazz ends up in the middle of a conspiracy to control the silicon industry on Artemis by Brazilian mobsters. She, and a motley crew prepare for a heist to sabotage this in order to keep the city from being controlled by the mobsters, and it goes wrong. Cue panic.
This story kept me on my toes and I enjoyed the science-y bits. My favorite. Of course, was the pedantic Star Trek reference at the beginning of the book 🖖🏾. I also really enjoyed Svoboda's character, but I wish we had gotten to know him a bit better. We really didn't get too much from the side characters. There was decent representation with a gay Jewish guy, Muslims, disability rep.
This was a decent read, but I'm not sure if I'll seek out more novels by this author. I'm always up for recs though!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide
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