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Meh.. a bit underwhelming. Didn't like the main character.. Too "I'm not like other girls". I liked the moon and science bit. It's not a book I'd recommend. Andy Weir's other books are definitely worth the read and the hype.

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readingelli's review

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lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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maggies's review against another edition

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adventurous funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Definitely not as good as The Martian, but still totally entertaining. I wasn't particularly convinced by Weir's take on the female perspective, which is why I docked a star—there were moments that I felt it was obvious she was written by a man, and that took me out of the story. Unlike The Martian, the entire book is written from Jazz's perspective, so I would have wanted it to be more seamless.

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apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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eamily's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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robin_leeann's review against another edition

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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

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mallorypen's review against another edition

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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.

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innerweststreetlibrarian's review against another edition

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adventurous funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this one, not as much as The Martian, but it’s still a fun read. I agree with the general sentiments from other readers that there’s something “off” about the character of Jazz. I think it’s possibly just Weir’s writing style, his voice is quite unique and I think it overshadows the voice of the character he is trying to develop to a certain extent. It doesn’t matter how many times you tell me who this character is if you don’t show me the evidence to make me really believe it. To me, Jazz was the same guy stuck on Mars. I really liked that guy, but it was strange trying to reconcile that voice coming from someone who was supposed to be a Saudi woman who grew up on the moon. I would love to see a visual re-interpretation of this story in film or tv though, there’s some really great roles for a very diverse and interesting cast that could be a lot of fun.
Overall, this was still a great read, lots of science, political and criminal intrigue and a really well constructed fantasy world that felt very believable.

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