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mcauley14's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
Incredible journey, constantly facing adversity and dealing with the emotional rollercoaster that comes with it (organic), the scientific detail makes it seem realistic and even possible in real life - Andy's effort to cover his bases to uphold this is clearly reflecting when elaborating in different solutions and explanations, love the chemistry talk, wish I didn't see the movie first
thenecromancer's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
It didn't blow me away but it did leave me thinking, and it did definitely made me hopeful. There was a lot here. I loved the scientific nature and the intensity of the situation, and given that this was originally self published, I'll forgive grammatical mistakes. It was quietly intense and absolutely fascinating.
Graphic: Cursing and Excrement
If you don't like science -type books, this ain't for you!katrien6's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Sometimes the scientific calculations and other talk became a bit boring, being someone who barely understands that, but it still kept on being interesting!
lukasbr's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
trapdorr's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
tense
fast-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
4.25
Solid read after completing Project Hail Mary. Obviously much less science fiction but still very enjoyable. The epitome of everything that can go wrong, went wrong. I liked the little chapters in between the logs that closed gaps in info.
Moderate: Confinement and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Excrement and Cannibalism
jesi1216's review against another edition
Super boring at first. Gonna come back to it later.
beebumle1125's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
greenjelly's review against another edition
5.0
The narration is very funny and feels very human despite all the dry math and science that drives the plot. Occasionally I was caught off guard by the switch in narrators, but in retrospect I really liked how it served to slowly expand the scope of the story from Mark's limited journaling to finally include an omniscient voice. I never felt like I was being talked down to, even though my knowledge of space travel and physics is fairly limited to science fiction novels like this. Great read.