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A review by bookwoods
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
4.0
Like what seems like the majority of human population, I adored The Martian - both in book and in movie format. I was impressed by the way Andy Weir is able to convey humor in his writing while explaining some quite intense scientific stuff. His newest release is perhaps less successful in being funny, but the science side is even more intense.
The set up is this: humans notice that radiation from the sun is decreasing due to alien algae-like species and calculate that the Earth can remain habitable for merely decades. Unforeseen global cooperation follows, resulting in an ambitious space expedition. And because Weir seems to have a thing for people stuck in space alone, only one from the original crew of the mission survive and he needs to save humanity, befriend an alien species, and complete all the other basic scifi to-do tasks.
I found the science to be super cool and even though the alien species are not Becky Chambers level good (how could they), they are still good. I only wish the story was more concise to avoid some repetitiveness in the plot. I also think this could work well as a movie, as long as it’s as well executed as The Martian was.
The set up is this: humans notice that radiation from the sun is decreasing due to alien algae-like species and calculate that the Earth can remain habitable for merely decades. Unforeseen global cooperation follows, resulting in an ambitious space expedition. And because Weir seems to have a thing for people stuck in space alone, only one from the original crew of the mission survive and he needs to save humanity, befriend an alien species, and complete all the other basic scifi to-do tasks.
I found the science to be super cool and even though the alien species are not Becky Chambers level good (how could they), they are still good. I only wish the story was more concise to avoid some repetitiveness in the plot. I also think this could work well as a movie, as long as it’s as well executed as The Martian was.