Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Keeping this short since there are so many reviews of this book out there. This was boring. I was bored. I thought it went on way too long and got to the point I didn’t care if Ryland Grace lived or died or if he would complete his mission (save Earth). I haven’t watched the movie yet and wanted to finish the book first, but one of my friends told me the movie is eons better than the book and they are probably going to […]
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
I read this in a family book club with my 10 year old and then watched the movie. I have thoughts on both! If you don’t know, here’s the short summary: Dr. Ryland Grace wakes up alone in a spaceship. As he figures out what is going on around him, using science and math skills that he hasn’t forgotten, he gradually recalls memories of who/what/when/why he got up there in the first place. Turns out that he’s there on a mission to save Earth from […]
Otherworldly by Dwain Worrell
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
I’m being lazy and combining these three VERY DIFFERENT BOOKS because Space! I read Otherworldly and Project Hail Mary as ebooks, and Atmosphere as an audiobook. Otherworldly first! So, one of my favorite book genres is space horror. My list of fears (to read or watch a movie / TV show about) is not very long. Deep down in the ocean scares me to bits, and so does outer space. I think they’re similar in that once you’re there, you’re at the mercy of however […]
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Well… better late than never I guess! I’m getting this review in barely a month before the film comes out and embarrassingly I actually bought this book in hardback when it came out – the signed copy is sitting on my bookshelf mocking me. I actually ended up buying it again on Kindle towards the end of last year after seeing the film trailer and loving it, I don’t know why I delayed because I love the Martian, both book and film, and even tolerated […]
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
If you liked Andy Weir’s first novel, The Martian, then Project Hail Mary won’t disappoint as another witty, funny, creative sci-fi adventure. Suspend your belief for this one, as moments of sudden clarity, synchronicity, and serendipity abound. But in order to save the world, everything has to fall perfectly into place, and I was here for it! In some ways, Weir’s protagonist, Ryland Grace, is an everyman archetype – an unassuming middle school teacher with no real drama or intrigue in his life. But in […]
My Friends by Fredrik Backman, Neil Smith (Translator)
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Book 36: My Friends by Fredrik Backman, Neil Smith (Translator) Rough Review: 5 stars. I have so many thoughts and feelings about this book. AND SPOILERS NO TIME TO REDACT. The first 70 pages or so were perfect. Just quirky and heartfelt and true, and SO funny, these sensitive, awkward little weirdos with too many feelings, lucky enough to find their people, for however brief a time. I thought there was no way he could keep it up for 400+ pages, and if he did, I would […]
