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A review by river24
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
4.25/5
I am an immense arachnophobe, yet I have been absolutely sobbing over how much I adore Rocky. I'm counting this as character growth (I will still not go anywhere near spiders)!
This was such a delightful, inventive, emotional read. I loved every minute of it. I read it in one sitting, blasting through page after page, utterly obsessed. I can't wait to read Weir's other works, I haven't yet read The Martian so I'm super excited to get to it!
I also want to impress that I am not a sciencey person at all, but I followed along well enough with the science in this, I thought it was fascinating and incredibly accessible. It's obvious when you don't have to understand every detail, when you can just trust that the protagonist does and go from there.
It's clear that Weir's immensely intelligent, but it's one thing to understand a subject and another to be able to explain it simply. I really commend him for this skill.
The relationship between Ryland, our protagonist, and Rocky is the very heart of this story and I adored every single moment between them. It was such a heartwarming tale, surprisingly quaint for the vastness of space that surrounded them and the high pressure stakes upon which they were settled. I loved their journey of discovery, despair and hope.
I also loved that we were delivered some much-needed context as Ryland's memories started to come back in bursts. It was paced well, with intriguing and varied characters all throughout. I really enjoyed the fact that we were able to see the initial fallout as well as the aftermath between these two timelines. (I'm keeping this vague to avoid spoilers.)
I wholeheartedly agree with what I see most people say about this book: go in blind! It's an incredible journey to uncover piece by piece with no knowledge of what's happening or why we're here. It's the best experience to know only what our protagonist knows.
It was such a fun, engaging read that I only find myself loving more and more. I'd highly recommend this to anyone who loves a great sci-fi novel with hard but accessible science.
I am an immense arachnophobe, yet I have been absolutely sobbing over how much I adore Rocky. I'm counting this as character growth (I will still not go anywhere near spiders)!
This was such a delightful, inventive, emotional read. I loved every minute of it. I read it in one sitting, blasting through page after page, utterly obsessed. I can't wait to read Weir's other works, I haven't yet read The Martian so I'm super excited to get to it!
I also want to impress that I am not a sciencey person at all, but I followed along well enough with the science in this, I thought it was fascinating and incredibly accessible. It's obvious when you don't have to understand every detail, when you can just trust that the protagonist does and go from there.
It's clear that Weir's immensely intelligent, but it's one thing to understand a subject and another to be able to explain it simply. I really commend him for this skill.
The relationship between Ryland, our protagonist, and Rocky is the very heart of this story and I adored every single moment between them. It was such a heartwarming tale, surprisingly quaint for the vastness of space that surrounded them and the high pressure stakes upon which they were settled. I loved their journey of discovery, despair and hope.
I also loved that we were delivered some much-needed context as Ryland's memories started to come back in bursts. It was paced well, with intriguing and varied characters all throughout. I really enjoyed the fact that we were able to see the initial fallout as well as the aftermath between these two timelines. (I'm keeping this vague to avoid spoilers.)
I wholeheartedly agree with what I see most people say about this book: go in blind! It's an incredible journey to uncover piece by piece with no knowledge of what's happening or why we're here. It's the best experience to know only what our protagonist knows.
It was such a fun, engaging read that I only find myself loving more and more. I'd highly recommend this to anyone who loves a great sci-fi novel with hard but accessible science.