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פרויקט הייל מרי by Andy Weir

8 reviews

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

I have had this on my TBR for years, and finally got a chance to read it. 

“Project Hail Mary” follows Ryland, the only survivor on a mission to save all of humanity. When Ryland wakes up disorientated and confused, it does not take him long to realize he is on a spaceship, floating somewhere in space. He does not remember his own name, let alone how he got to space, but he knows he has to work quickly to puzzle out what is going on. If he does not figure it out, he might not ever make it home. 

I absolutely devoured this book. I am normally not one to really enjoy Sci-fi as a genre, but this novel goes way beyond just some space story and explores what it means to be a human. I think this story at its core is about someone with a good heart who is just trying to figure out their purpose in life. 

I really appreciated the formatting and timeline of this story. The novel begins with Ryland waking up onboard a spaceship, and as he starts to remember what happened and how he got there, we get flashbacks to his life before. This type of storytelling was highly effective because it kept me guessing what was actually going on. We did not get the whole “before” story until almost the end of the novel, which was great for me. Additionally, this way of storytelling made me feel like I was on the mission with Ryland. 

I loved Ryland as a character and a point of view to read from. He is so intelligent and I feel like people underestimated him. But, my favorite part about reading from him was that he had such an empathetic heart. He uses his intelligence for good, and he really genuinely cares about what happens to everyone. He is more than willing to sacrifice himself to help save the greater good (in some capacity). Additionally, it was inspiring to see how his mind worked, and how he was able to sort out challenges and difficulties.

There is a character introduced in the novel that Ryland really bonds with, and I was so invested in their story. I think this is exactly who Ryland needed at that time, and I could not be happier with how they helped one another and how their story ended up playing out. 

I think Andy Weir is an immensely talented author, and I cannot wait to read more from him in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal death and Suicidal thoughts

cnannery19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

violerwolf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This book wildly oscillates between being 2 stars and 4 stars for me, so I averaged out the rating. People really love this book, and I understand why. Andy Weir has really mastered using tension and keeping you constantly guessing, wanting to find out the next piece of the astrophage puzzle. The science is written in an understandable way. Unfortunately, I think a lot of the humor and dialogue that Weir writes is.. painful. I hardly could get through the first 5 or so chapters of this book with its Marvel movie-esque “Well, that just happened” quips. The book excels at tense action, and I do love the relationship between Grace and

Rocky

, but I wouldn’t  reccomend this if you’re looking for complex or interesting characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Suicide, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Not-really-spoilers about the Suicide tag:

The major plot point is that Project Hail Mary is a suicide mission.

jodean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, and War

temymm's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Suicide, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

Cannibalism notes: it’s not really cannibalism -

the mc has his cells cloned to make human meat

Animal death notes: brief description of animal testing Alcohol: a character drinks in celebration a few times Suicide:

there is a section where characters discuss their preferred method of death to prepare for the end of their journey. None of these suicides occur. Mc refers to the mission as a ‘suicide mission ‘ frequently.

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

gbyronwilliams's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

Listening to the narration by Ray Porter is incredible. They add so much to the text with this amazing acting ability. I don't think I would have teared up at the ending or been so invested if I was reading this book on the page! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide, Cannibalism, and Colonisation

hamohero's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, and Cannibalism