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Projekt Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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jamie_pulsifer's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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? No

4.75

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trapdorr's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring medium-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? Yes

4.75

So creative. I loved the thorough integration of real Astro science and science fiction. It was incredibly well done and very endearing. I appreciated the dual storyline and felt it was played out well so it wasn’t redundant or detracting from the other parts. The end was a touch corny tho.

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scotty212's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-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? No

4.5

Great book for a wide range of ages YA to adults would enjoy this.

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witcheep's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

The plot captivated me with the incredibly high stakes and unexpected partnership in solving the main mystery/problem. My only regret is that I didn't read this book sooner!

The book delivers a very intelligent and resilient main character Ryland Grace, who finds himself on a suicide mission to save the Earth and the humankind. He must solve a huge scientific problem caused by an alien microscopic life force that threathens to power off the Sun. He is sent to

another solar system

to research how to make this alien species harmless.

There he comes across

an alien on a similar solo mission – and they team up to solve this huge problem both of their solar systems share. I enjoyed the way they find ways to communicate and to co-operate, becoming fast friends.

This dynamic is among the greatest aspects of this book!

A word of caution, though: at times (or if I'm being honest, often) the highly scientific details made me feel dumb or lazy, like I was trying to keep up with a lecture without doing my homework beforehand. That didn't diminish my enjoyment of the plot, however, since I don't need to be an expert to appreciate the attention to detail in which the main characters' love for scientific thinking is expressed. I can see how that could make the reading experience tedious, though. I think listening to the audiobook might have made the experience better for me, otherwise I might have struggled to get through these parts or chide myself for just skimming them.

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cnannery19's review against another edition

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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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laur_astor's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

DAMN THIS WAS GOOD! Starts out slowly but once it gets going you’re not gonna want to stop.

This was my first sci-fi and I don’t know how any other sci-fi books are going to measure up to Project Hail Mary.

The premise is so interesting and the characters are so so so wonderful. The plot twists are wild. I can’t believe we have to wait until 2026 for the movie. 🙃

I’m giving it 4.5 instead of 5 stars only because of the heavy scientific descriptions that went over my head. Luckily you don’t need to understand it to enjoy the book!

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