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Project Hail Mary
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bookshelves: non-ya, sci-fi, unpopular-opinion, eh, 2-and-a-half-stars, reviewed
Jan 07, 2022
bookshelves: non-ya, sci-fi, unpopular-opinion, eh, 2-and-a-half-stars, reviewed
In life, I have one favorite thing and one least favorite thing.
My favorite thing is laughing. I am possibly the easiest laugh in the entirety of the human population. I chuckle through every interaction, I giggle at every standup special I've ever seen, I have been known to grin at commercials, greeting cards, and just about all paragons of humorlessness. I love this about myself, both because it makes daily life fun and because when I date men I love watching the horror as they realize that they are not exceptionally funny, I just think everyone is.
My least favorite thing is science. When I was still in school, I was a sickeningly obsessive student, addicted to studying and to good grades and to Learning. But science never made sense to me, and was thus my nemesis. When I went to college, the lack of hard science requirement at my chosen institution sealed the deal in terms of who I would pay absurd money to for several years in exchange for a piece of paper.
But when I read The Martian, I didn't hate the science, so I was excited for this book.
And here is where a cruel joke is played by the universe:
The best part of this book is my least favorite part about human existence, and the worst part is my favorite.
In other words, the science of this is interesting and fun, but the humor is corny and unfunny.
I don't even know what to do with myself.
Bottom line: Perhaps nothing will ever live up to the Martian for me!
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pre-review
i am going to lose my mind.
review to come / 3 stars
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currently-reading updates
i would never, ever, in my life, ever be dramatic.
however, if this book isn't good...i'm going to explode.
literally and on purpose.
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tbr review
i have been chasing the high the martian gave me for years, and i think this will finally get me there.
My favorite thing is laughing. I am possibly the easiest laugh in the entirety of the human population. I chuckle through every interaction, I giggle at every standup special I've ever seen, I have been known to grin at commercials, greeting cards, and just about all paragons of humorlessness. I love this about myself, both because it makes daily life fun and because when I date men I love watching the horror as they realize that they are not exceptionally funny, I just think everyone is.
My least favorite thing is science. When I was still in school, I was a sickeningly obsessive student, addicted to studying and to good grades and to Learning. But science never made sense to me, and was thus my nemesis. When I went to college, the lack of hard science requirement at my chosen institution sealed the deal in terms of who I would pay absurd money to for several years in exchange for a piece of paper.
But when I read The Martian, I didn't hate the science, so I was excited for this book.
And here is where a cruel joke is played by the universe:
The best part of this book is my least favorite part about human existence, and the worst part is my favorite.
In other words, the science of this is interesting and fun, but the humor is corny and unfunny.
I don't even know what to do with myself.
Bottom line: Perhaps nothing will ever live up to the Martian for me!
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pre-review
i am going to lose my mind.
review to come / 3 stars
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currently-reading updates
i would never, ever, in my life, ever be dramatic.
however, if this book isn't good...i'm going to explode.
literally and on purpose.
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tbr review
i have been chasing the high the martian gave me for years, and i think this will finally get me there.
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Jan 07, 2022 09:19AM
I loved this book even better than The Martian, much more humorous.
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the audio for this has been a RIDE
Derek wrote: "I loved this book even better than The Martian, much more humorous."HUGE IF TRUE
cait wrote: "the audio for this has been a RIDE"omg
can confirm, this is exactly what I wanted from it too and was expecting to be disappointed, BUT I WAS NOT. I loved it just as much (and possibly even a little more) than the martian, which shocked tf out of me.
nico wrote: "can confirm, this is exactly what I wanted from it too and was expecting to be disappointed, BUT I WAS NOT. I loved it just as much (and possibly even a little more) than the martian, which shocked..."OMG
Super excited for your opinion on this! Artemis disappointed me.
Dida wrote: "Super excited for your opinion on this! Artemis disappointed me."i heard bad things about artemis and so never picked it up!
I have to say, I really disliked this book, from the formulaic prose to the bland characters. But that just makes me more excited to see your review on this one!
I love this book. Andy Weir's humor and the way he makes sci fi so easy to digest are great :)
The audio for this book is *chefs kiss*
Everyone loves this book but it's still sitting on my shelf. Seems intimidating I guess.
It's so, so good. I'm almost finished.
This books is amazing, i'm very sorry for you
Tarun wrote: "I have to say, I really disliked this book, from the formulaic prose to the bland characters. But that just makes me more excited to see your review on this one!"i'm with ya :/
Amanda wrote: "I love this book. Andy Weir's humor and the way he makes sci fi so easy to digest are great :)"the humor missed for me on this one but the science was still fun!
cait wrote: "The audio for this book is *chefs kiss*"maybe i should have gone with that!!!
Niki wrote: "Everyone loves this book but it's still sitting on my shelf. Seems intimidating I guess."i'm the unpopular opinion on this one!
Mallory wrote: "It's so, so good. I'm almost finished."so glad you loved it!
Dina wrote: "This books is amazing, i'm very sorry for you"i'm very sorry for me too
Castalia wrote: "Love your review!"lol thank you!
Three stars.. looks like you'll go unexploded on a technicality.. :p
Ok but like book nerds who struggle with science REPRESENT! Everyone expects us to hate/be bad at math but I was good at math … it was the SCIENCE
I was always good at science. My problem with math is that I always end up changing a negative sign to a positive and mess up the whole thing.
Alexander wrote: "Three stars.. looks like you'll go unexploded on a technicality.. :p"i remain intact!
Emma wrote: "Ok but like book nerds who struggle with science REPRESENT! Everyone expects us to hate/be bad at math but I was good at math … it was the SCIENCE"OKAY SAME!!!!
Audrey wrote: "I was always good at science. My problem with math is that I always end up changing a negative sign to a positive and mess up the whole thing."the very mention of positive and negative gives me the heebie jeebies
I gotta say, I'm with you so far. The cringe-worthy attempts at humor are really detracting from the storyline for me. And upon reading another less-than-stellar review, I'm learning that there is going to be a...cute alien??I just don't know if I can even.
Sorry, ladies, but I loved this book. Even read it before The Martian. I love Andy Weir's attention to detail, which some may find boring. It's just how our brains work differently.
Derek wrote: "Sorry, ladies, but I loved this book. Even read it before The Martian. I love Andy Weir's attention to detail, which some may find boring. It's just how our brains work differently."I loved both; loved the science.
Derek wrote: "Sorry, ladies, but I loved this book. Even read it before The Martian. I love Andy Weir's attention to detail, which some may find boring. It's just how our brains work differently."I loved both; loved the science.
"But science never made sense to me..." I wouldn't be surprised if you had lousy science teachers and text. However, I hope that you realize that something is valid about science because otherwise, this whole world of electronics wouldn't exist.
can I come watch your explosion?
your outlook towards life with all the easy laughs and smiles made my day! 🤝
khai wrote: "your outlook towards life with all the easy laughs and smiles made my day! 🤝":):)
Nathaniel wrote: "can I come watch your explosion?"all are invited
John wrote: ""But science never made sense to me..." I wouldn't be surprised if you had lousy science teachers and text. However, I hope that you realize that something is valid about science because otherwise,..."of course science is valid
Ava Cairns wrote: "I love this review"<3
Derek wrote: "Sorry, ladies, but I loved this book. Even read it before The Martian. I love Andy Weir's attention to detail, which some may find boring. It's just how our brains work differently."i stopped reading at sorry ladies
Laurie wrote: "I gotta say, I'm with you so far. The cringe-worthy attempts at humor are really detracting from the storyline for me. And upon reading another less-than-stellar review, I'm learning that there is ..."lolol
