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robin_leeann's review against another edition
dark
funny
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Murder
Minor: Trafficking, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship
mallorypen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I adore this concept, and Andy Weir’s writing makes everything seem incredibly believable. The scientific detail, the clever design of Artemis, the social-economic power plays, the development of the world and the characters are all so well-done.
I listened to an audiobook version, and at the beginning I thought this took forever to get started; however, when I adjusted the playback speed to 1.2x, the story got a whole lot more enjoyable. I was still listening to it more slowly than I would read myself, but that’s the primary reason I gave the book 4 stars. I would need to read it to see if the opening pacing was slow or if I were more annoyed at the speed of narration.
I was mildly skeptical about a man writing a female protagonist; often, that isn’t done well and it’s obvious what the male author is missing. That being said, Weir’s treatment of Jazz was respectful, fleshed out, non-stereotypical, and done in such a way where I would forget this wasn’t a story being told by a woman. Again, the female narrator of the audiobook may have influenced some of that, but overall I wasn’t ever taken out of the story by some misstep from a female characterization.
I listened to an audiobook version, and at the beginning I thought this took forever to get started; however, when I adjusted the playback speed to 1.2x, the story got a whole lot more enjoyable. I was still listening to it more slowly than I would read myself, but that’s the primary reason I gave the book 4 stars. I would need to read it to see if the opening pacing was slow or if I were more annoyed at the speed of narration.
I was mildly skeptical about a man writing a female protagonist; often, that isn’t done well and it’s obvious what the male author is missing. That being said, Weir’s treatment of Jazz was respectful, fleshed out, non-stereotypical, and done in such a way where I would forget this wasn’t a story being told by a woman. Again, the female narrator of the audiobook may have influenced some of that, but overall I wasn’t ever taken out of the story by some misstep from a female characterization.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Violence, and Drug use
Minor: Pedophilia
abigail369's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was a neat adventure story, but it definitely does not live up to its predecesor The Martian or its aftercomer Project Hail Mary. The world building was interesting but plagued with gaps that felt unrealistic to me, and I often found myself feeling annoyed with the main character. The cast of characters was diverse, but they often seemed to borrow too heavily from stereotypes. The main character, Jasmine, was also pretty annoying a lot of the time, and her sexual sense of humor felt awkward and like Andy Weir wasn’t sure how to handle a female protagonist. Basically, the setting was cool, plot was alright, and characters were highly annoying.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Pedophilia
ariep's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I enjoyed this read! It was really fun and I liked the group of characters. It really held my attention! But, its very obvious that Jazz was written by a man... I appreciate the diversity, but it wasn't always very well done.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Violence, and Sexual content
leahhartjacobs's review
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
bosskey's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Pedophilia
main character mentions being in a relationship with a 22 year old man when she was 17, she realizes she was groomed when she finds out he slept with a 14 year old. there are no graphic descriptions.lilacsophie's review against another edition
adventurous
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, and Cursing
Moderate: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Murder, Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood
Minor: Sexual content
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