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rebeccamcparker's review against another edition
5.0
One of my favorite books ever! Passed it around my entire family and we all devoured it.
sophiadorajensen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
tense
slow-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
5.0
jgee288's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely love this book. It was thrilling with some comedic and sentimental moments scattered throughout. As someone who’s very, very, not proficient in the sciences, I was able to follow and appreciate most of the science-talk even if I can’t vouch for its accuracy. Without giving any spoilers, I’m obsessed with the character Rocky and I miss him already. I kind of wish this book would become a series.
starreads8's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed the first half, lost steam for me farther from the mystery. Ending was good but major grip of didn’t think the first twist made sense at all felt like it was for sake of shock and to set up the character development for the last decision to save rocky. The book isn’t character driven at all which works well so that whole arc felt unnecessary and outside scope of what book was doing well . overall “you were good, I’m waiting for you to be great”.
nahnahnancy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
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
4.5
sadhbhprice's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
crassoyster's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
4.75
lsamp24's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
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? No
5.0
dcliz's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I'm not generally a fan of science fiction, but enjoyed The Martian and had downloaded this book when it was on sale. I like Andy Weir's style of science fiction, which is set in the present or very near future, so all of the technology he describes could plausibly be achieved by present day Earthlings. His latest novel is a fast-paced, highly enjoyable thriller about a desperate quest to save humanity (and other living things), a hail Mary, if you will.
The book was published in 2021 and presumably completed before the 2020 pandemic. Weir pens a rosy vision of people working together across geopolitical boundaries to save the world, the kind of cooperation that failed to materialize in the face of a deadly global pandemic. It's an interesting thought exercise to wonder if he had written it after the pandemic whether he would have the same vision: offering a more optimistic outlook for what could have been.
Thought exercises aside, it's the kind of book that you look forward to picking up to be transported into its world and find out what happens next. It's also the kind of book that is very difficult to put down, which led to several nights of less than an ideal amount of sleep. While there are a couple of passages where Weir gets a little too deep in the science weeds that a firmer editor might have excised, overall it's an engaging story about how the characters react to the very extreme circumstances they find themselves in. I found myself rereading the end, and even now am planning to go back to reread a few key passages.
I loved it.
The book was published in 2021 and presumably completed before the 2020 pandemic. Weir pens a rosy vision of people working together across geopolitical boundaries to save the world, the kind of cooperation that failed to materialize in the face of a deadly global pandemic. It's an interesting thought exercise to wonder if he had written it after the pandemic whether he would have the same vision: offering a more optimistic outlook for what could have been.
Thought exercises aside, it's the kind of book that you look forward to picking up to be transported into its world and find out what happens next. It's also the kind of book that is very difficult to put down, which led to several nights of less than an ideal amount of sleep. While there are a couple of passages where Weir gets a little too deep in the science weeds that a firmer editor might have excised, overall it's an engaging story about how the characters react to the very extreme circumstances they find themselves in. I found myself rereading the end, and even now am planning to go back to reread a few key passages.
I loved it.