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A review by savvyrosereads
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Rating: 4/5 stars
Ryland Grace wakes up from a coma to find that he is in space with no memories of how or why he got there—and eventually realizes he is on a suicide mission to save the world.
I am not, and I cannot stress this enough, a sci-fi girlie. I very rarely read it, and I very rarely enjoy it when I do—no offense to the genre or the people who love it, it just is not my jam. That said, I heard that this audiobook was amazing, so when my friend Hannah organized a buddy read for it I figured I might as well take the excuse to give it a try.
Overall, I’m really glad I read this. The science largely went over my head and I found it way too detailed in parts, but the audio was extremely well done* and I found the story pretty engaging and entertaining—I definitely wanted to keep listening to find out what would happen next. I also LOVED Rocky and all of the parts of the book that involved him were fantastic. If I WAS a sci-fi fan I think I would probably have LOVED this, but as it was I still found it a super enjoyable reading experience.
*Note that while the audio was great and I definitely recommend it, I dislike the existence of Audible-exclusive audiobooks and think they’re deeply problematic in terms of accessibility and equality. I very much wish that Audible would, at minimum, find a way to work with libraries to make their content available on a more equitable basis.
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: science fiction; apocalypse stories; the idea of befriending aliens
CW: Death/grief; injury; medical content; mentions of suicide
Ryland Grace wakes up from a coma to find that he is in space with no memories of how or why he got there—and eventually realizes he is on a suicide mission to save the world.
I am not, and I cannot stress this enough, a sci-fi girlie. I very rarely read it, and I very rarely enjoy it when I do—no offense to the genre or the people who love it, it just is not my jam. That said, I heard that this audiobook was amazing, so when my friend Hannah organized a buddy read for it I figured I might as well take the excuse to give it a try.
Overall, I’m really glad I read this. The science largely went over my head and I found it way too detailed in parts, but the audio was extremely well done* and I found the story pretty engaging and entertaining—I definitely wanted to keep listening to find out what would happen next. I also LOVED Rocky and all of the parts of the book that involved him were fantastic. If I WAS a sci-fi fan I think I would probably have LOVED this, but as it was I still found it a super enjoyable reading experience.
*Note that while the audio was great and I definitely recommend it, I dislike the existence of Audible-exclusive audiobooks and think they’re deeply problematic in terms of accessibility and equality. I very much wish that Audible would, at minimum, find a way to work with libraries to make their content available on a more equitable basis.
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: science fiction; apocalypse stories; the idea of befriending aliens
CW: Death/grief; injury; medical content; mentions of suicide
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Death