A review by sophiesometimesreads
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

adventurous hopeful informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this one! As a science nerd, all the science talk in this really scratched an itch for me. However, even if you don't have a lot of science knowledge, I think this is really accessible sci-fi as the theory behind things are explained well, but you'll need an initial interest in science for it to work for you.

The only thing I wanted was an extra chapter at the end that explained
how Earth went whilst Grace was out in space, and more explanation around how they fixed the problem rather than a bit of a hand-wavey "oh hey I guess they figured it out and there must be some people left if it was all okay in the end!". There was a lot of focus initially on predicting how Earth would fare as the sun dimmed but we never got closure on that.


In saying this, I really enjoyed the rest of it. Rocky was hilarious and wonderful, and even Grace was mostly endearing to me towards the end. 

I listened to the audiobook which I think may have meant the humour and tone of the book translated better than if it was written, and it even had some sound effects! I would definitely recommend the audiobook if you're into those.
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