I received an eARC of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I rated this book: 4 Stars
Let me start by saying: this book gave me a book Hangover. It's been two days and I still cant stop thinking about that ending!! Took me totally by surprise and I might actually have to reread it soon!
This book follows Dr. Ryland Grace in a Dual Timeline. In the first he wakes up in a spaceship in a solar system that is not our own, with no memory of how he got there or even who he is. The second timeline is his slowly regained memories from before he left earth and the events leading up to his adventure into the Deep Dark. As the story unfolds Dr. Grace discovers he might not be quite as alone out there as he though.
As with The Martian, one of Andy Weirs other Novels (and probably Artemis as well, but I haven't gotten to that one yet), Project Hail Mary is very heavily science based. I was surprised then to realize with my limited science understanding, I was able to comprehend everything discussed in this book. For that I would like to give a hand to Weir as that is truly a remarkable feat. To take dense, advanced science and make it understandable to a neophyte I am in awe. I believe it did help that I read this at a slower rate then I normally do and would recommend doing the same if, like me, science is not your strong suit.
However, now we need to talk about the main character himself. Dr. Grace. I don't think I actually like him at all, and I get the feeling that's kind of the point. He came off, to me at any rate, as a PG, blasé Mark Watney, from The Martian, only instead of being a Botanist Dr Grace is a biologist. A lot of the times he is funny, and other times I can't tell if he's suppose to be funny or if he just likes stating the obvious.
Overall I did love this book. I just couldn't put it down! I couldn't really sleep until I was finished with it and I'm positive I drove my co-workers utterly bananas talking about it. I could never predict what was about to happen and that ENDING. Wow! As I said, 4 stars. I can't wait to get my hands on a finished and as always, can't wait to see what Weir's going to come up with next!
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