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A review by lindsaygp_reads
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
adventurous
funny
informative
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
I don’t give out 5⭐️s very often, but this is easily a 5 if not a 6⭐️ read for me.
This story was so fast paced, and ebbed and flowed easily between tension and relief, humor and devastation, all balancing the potential of human mass extinction in view.
The friendship building between Grace and Rocky is delightful and endearing. I love that at no point is there ever a thought that Rocky might betray or hurt him, he is only ever a friend. Their relationship is so loving and vibrant, I would have read another 500 pages just about their travels together.
Something that I find really refreshing in this book is that it has VERY few curse words (maybe 5 total?) and a very brief discussion about sexual experience, but only in a very direct professional, and ultimately very funny way.
To be clear, there is a considerable amount of science and math talk throughout this story— and as someone who is garbage at both of these subjects, I can tell you with 110% honesty that it made no impact on my understanding or enjoyment.
This is a brilliant story of saving not just human kind, but alien as well, of friendship, of bravery, and of learning about yourself a little more along the way. I can tell already that Project Hail Mary will be a story that sticks with me for a long time.
This story was so fast paced, and ebbed and flowed easily between tension and relief, humor and devastation, all balancing the potential of human mass extinction in view.
The friendship building between Grace and Rocky is delightful and endearing. I love that at no point is there ever a thought that Rocky might betray or hurt him, he is only ever a friend. Their relationship is so loving and vibrant, I would have read another 500 pages just about their travels together.
Something that I find really refreshing in this book is that it has VERY few curse words (maybe 5 total?) and a very brief discussion about sexual experience, but only in a very direct professional, and ultimately very funny way.
To be clear, there is a considerable amount of science and math talk throughout this story— and as someone who is garbage at both of these subjects, I can tell you with 110% honesty that it made no impact on my understanding or enjoyment.
This is a brilliant story of saving not just human kind, but alien as well, of friendship, of bravery, and of learning about yourself a little more along the way. I can tell already that Project Hail Mary will be a story that sticks with me for a long time.