Loved itI really feel like this is one of those books that you could recommend to anyone. Yes, it is very sciency, but please do not be held back by that.
Project Hail Mary (2021)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission–and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, he realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Alone on this tiny ship that’s been cobbled together by every government and space agency on the planet and hurled into the depths of space, it’s up to him to conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And thanks to an unexpected ally, he just might have a chance. Part scientific mystery, part dazzling interstellar journey, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian–while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.
- ISBN:
- 9781804953693
- Length:
- 496 pages
Genres: science fiction, thriller
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Loved it
Loved itProject Hail Mary is another one of my favorites from this year.
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Loved itSo I already knew I'm going to like this book. I gave it five stars previously when I read it for the first time. It was instant favorite book.
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Loved itIt was just such an entertaining and engaging and emotional story. Read it. And then watch the movie because they did a really good job adapting the story.
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Loved itRyland's character arc in the novel felt more fleshed out and more compelling. This really affected me both times I've read the book and I wish it had the same impact in the film.
Loved itI loved this book. This was such a surprise for me. Obviously, I really enjoy Andy Weir's writing.
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Loved itSo, obviously, you can tell that I loved this as a book, as an actual reading experience. The pacing is superb. It's a genuine page-turner.
Loved itEven the Martian in Project Hal Mary, I think, could be workplace dysfunction because like they're doing a job and even if it's not dysfunctional amongst the people, the situation is.
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Loved itI loved this book. ... It is such a fantastic book. I was crying at the end of this. I absolutely loved it.
Loved iteven the biggest hater of sci-fi books me would love this book this why did this have me crying over a little alien robot thing like I was sobbing into my cial this is so brilliant and fantastic
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Not a fanThe novelty of the plot of the concept wore off pretty quickly I wasn't a big fan of the characters. The writing voice it's it was like picking out a scab.
Loved itProject hell Mary very good
Not a fanI don't think anybody will really be shocked to hear that I hated this book sorry yeah it's joining lob say massive bestseller
Loved itI got over that quite quickly, and I enjoyed this so much. I laughed out loud, and I would 100% listen to it again.
Loved itRocky is great I really loved how we made him seem very alien and yet very relatable
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Loved itthis is a thoroughly entertaining that I think will land for both new and old sci-fi readers
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Loved itthis audiobook y'all I laughed I cried I watched the movie I got other people who don't read to listen do it and read a book because it's so good the audiobook just sucks you right in and the story is so good and the narrator is so good
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Loved itI loved this novel it was absolutely my most recommended novel of the last two years if you're new to science fiction or you just want a good book to read it is everything I love about science fiction
Loved itIt's engaging, I actually had a pretty fun time with it. That said, those are the only qualities for me in terms of like the other books on the list.
Loved iti gave this one 4.5 stars i listened to it on audio i do think if i would have read another version i wouldn't have liked it quite as much the audiobook is fantastic but this is very like fun sort of mystery
Mixedthere's some really good banter some great humor and i really enjoyed the inclusion of so much science it's always told in a way that i think is very accessible to a lay person but made for a really fun story so it's very fun and enjoyable just wasn't quite the wow five-star experience that other people had