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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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julia09's review

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Oh boy, this was an amazing read! Project Hail Mary is yet another brilliant Sci-Fi masterpiece by Andy Weir. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found the characters lovable. I really appreciated the real science involved, and, of course the not-so-real topics.
the meeting with alien life is not real (not yet…) but was also very enjoyable. Ryland and Rocky’s relationship is the best and I love how they learned each other’s languages.
 
Rocky is the best alien companion I love him <3

I recommend this book for any and all Sci-Fi lovers. The real science, however, can be a bit overwhelming sometimes but the story line makes up for it. It picks up pace about a third of the way in, but when it picks up pace it really PICKS UP PACE!

I found the ending to be so heartwarming, I really loved it and enjoyed reading this book.
5/5 for sure



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teabrewer's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I loved this book! I loved the characters, the world-building, the references to other works of scifi, the surprising ending, the themes of friendship and the scientific sections.

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violerwolf's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This book wildly oscillates between being 2 stars and 4 stars for me, so I averaged out the rating. People really love this book, and I understand why. Andy Weir has really mastered using tension and keeping you constantly guessing, wanting to find out the next piece of the astrophage puzzle. The science is written in an understandable way. Unfortunately, I think a lot of the humor and dialogue that Weir writes is.. painful. I hardly could get through the first 5 or so chapters of this book with its Marvel movie-esque “Well, that just happened” quips. The book excels at tense action, and I do love the relationship between Grace and
Rocky
, but I wouldn’t  reccomend this if you’re looking for complex or interesting characters.

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sarasreading's review

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Wow, two five star reads in a row! I have been putting this book off since it debuted and omg what was I waiting for?! This book gave me so many feelings. I laughed, I cried, I gasped, I was so invested.
My love for Rocky is unending. I would die for that little dude.
I loved it so much I am actually rereading parts of it already, and I rarely reread books. If you've also been putting off reading this one, please bump it up in your list. It's so worth it! 

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khaosiren's review

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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svisk09's review

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adventurous hopeful tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25


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triple_m'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? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Highly recommend the audiobook, the voice actor is incredible and the 🎶 are delightful. Legitimately funny and I think it being in audio added to the humor.

This isn’t a book that I would normally read but I’m glad I gave it a chance. There’s definitely some science-dense sections but the author does a great job about rephrasing and dumbing down the topics so it’s easy to understand. 

a really wholesome story and I still smile when I think about it. 

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s_green217's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25


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jenropell's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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irenevh's review

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dark emotional informative inspiring tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

My journey with Project Hail Mary started a long time ago. After reading the Martian I was interested in reading more by Andy Weir, but as someone suffering from Claustrophobia the prompt of someone waking up alone in a spaceship set off a lot of alarmbells. A friend of mine however loved the book and at some point decided to lend it to me. So after over at least a year of pushing it off and him telling me how much he loved it, I finally read this book. 

Did I feel claustrophobic while reading this? No. 
Do I like it as much as I loved the Martian? Also, no. 

Still there is a lot of good stuff in this book. Andy Weird has a way of making mundane science stuff seem exciting, which is a great skill for a science fiction writer. 
The premise of the book seems, as usual in his books, not impossible and the reactions and actions seem plausible enough. So the set up and the writing overall is well done. 

Ryland Grace, our main character is easy to like, though at times coming off very close to being a Mark Watney copy/knock off. 
I think where this book fall short for me comes down to 3 points: 
1) I am not entirely on board with the ending. Not a bad one just not what I had hoped
2) There are a few plotholes in this story that had me feeling like the people in this story were dumb
3) There is one decision made by a character that rubbed me the wrong way, and I feel the book doesn't deal with it enough throughout the story. 

Does this ruin the book? No. Because Andy Weird is a good writer, his characters are well written, the premise is interesting and he makes science seem fun and exciting in a way I am sure most high school teachers would be jealous of. But if I ever want to re-read a good sci fi novel I am way more likely to reach for The Martian, than I will be for this one. 

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