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Artemis
by Andy Weir
This aint' it chief. This book was a mess, both plot- and character-wise.
So many things happen, so many "heists", and while someone might find this aspect very thrilling, I didn't appreciate it at all. I would have prefered having just one simple but well-constructed heist, rather than several little random missions, all scattered around just to fill some pages. I feel like the story had no substance, no backbone content. The narration was also too detailed for my liking (mirroring that of "The Martian", but it worked in that context), and it almost felt like trying to compensate for the lack of actual content.
The main character was insufferably cringey and awkward to read, and it screamed "ideal female written by male author" all through-out. I wish some male authors would just stop forcing themselves into writing from a female main point of view when they clearly lack the ability to do so. As a girl my self, I can tell you that it's actually painful to read. I also have some *minor* issues with a main pov Muslim/Arabic representation that was not own-voice. I'm not Arabic nor Muslim, so I don't have the capacity to elaborate more on that, but it felt itchy at times. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all for authors trying to put some diversity into their work, I applaud Weir for attempting that, what I personally find myself being iffy about, is authors writing from a POC point of view using the first person. I personally, underlying "personally", don't like it, sorry, but I do believe that the author was coming from a place of goodwill and good intentions, and I hope that at least he carried proper research beforehand.
All in all, a rather disappointing read that I honestly could've done without. Not sure whether I'll pick up another book from the author.
So many things happen, so many "heists", and while someone might find this aspect very thrilling, I didn't appreciate it at all. I would have prefered having just one simple but well-constructed heist, rather than several little random missions, all scattered around just to fill some pages. I feel like the story had no substance, no backbone content. The narration was also too detailed for my liking (mirroring that of "The Martian", but it worked in that context), and it almost felt like trying to compensate for the lack of actual content.
The main character was insufferably cringey and awkward to read, and it screamed "ideal female written by male author" all through-out. I wish some male authors would just stop forcing themselves into writing from a female main point of view when they clearly lack the ability to do so. As a girl my self, I can tell you that it's actually painful to read. I also have some *minor* issues with a main pov Muslim/Arabic representation that was not own-voice. I'm not Arabic nor Muslim, so I don't have the capacity to elaborate more on that, but it felt itchy at times. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all for authors trying to put some diversity into their work, I applaud Weir for attempting that, what I personally find myself being iffy about, is authors writing from a POC point of view using the first person. I personally, underlying "personally", don't like it, sorry, but I do believe that the author was coming from a place of goodwill and good intentions, and I hope that at least he carried proper research beforehand.
All in all, a rather disappointing read that I honestly could've done without. Not sure whether I'll pick up another book from the author.