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A review by meggeorge
Artemis by Andy Weir
3.0
3 stars
So this book started out much stronger than it ended. I got that familiar lovable-geek-style narration that I liked in Project Hail Mary, but without the massive stakes of the latter, my reading of Artimis quickly started to become more skimming.
I admire the author for stepping so far out of his comfort zone and attempting to write an Arabian woman, and I didn't have any major issues with it. That said, I felt like I was reading Ryland Grace's narration again. I suppose that's not a bad thing, but I do think Weir is going to have to practice developing a different character voice sooner or later.
Overall, I thought the book was too long. There was a ridiculous amount of technobable, and I say that as someone who researches sciences for fun. It slowed things down in moments that were meant to be tense. Adding to that was the chipper humour that popped up at the oddest times. Despite that, I thought the story was well-structured and built up a good amount of tension for the final act. It just couldn't quite pull it off in the end. Charitably, I won't talk about the light, jokey slut shaming throughout.
So this book started out much stronger than it ended. I got that familiar lovable-geek-style narration that I liked in Project Hail Mary, but without the massive stakes of the latter, my reading of Artimis quickly started to become more skimming.
I admire the author for stepping so far out of his comfort zone and attempting to write an Arabian woman, and I didn't have any major issues with it. That said, I felt like I was reading Ryland Grace's narration again. I suppose that's not a bad thing, but I do think Weir is going to have to practice developing a different character voice sooner or later.
Overall, I thought the book was too long. There was a ridiculous amount of technobable, and I say that as someone who researches sciences for fun. It slowed things down in moments that were meant to be tense. Adding to that was the chipper humour that popped up at the oddest times. Despite that, I thought the story was well-structured and built up a good amount of tension for the final act. It just couldn't quite pull it off in the end. Charitably, I won't talk about the light, jokey slut shaming throughout.