Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

By Andy Weir

  • Release Date: 2021-05-04
  • Genre: Adventure Sci-Fi
Score: 4.5
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Description

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MARTIAN • Soon to be a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard

A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science.

HUGO AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS: Bill Gates, GatesNotes, New York Public Library, Parade, Newsweek, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal • New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

“An epic story of redemption, discovery and cool speculative sci-fi.”—USA Today

“If you loved The Martian, you’ll go crazy for Weir’s latest.”—The Washington Post

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone.

Or does he?

An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian—while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.

Reviews

  • Commit

    5
    By BryonMon
    This book took commitment for me to read. Personally, I enjoy more of an ensemble of characters and this book does have that ingredient, but as I hung in there, this is a great story. Great, surprising plot twist and always hope. It’s mostly about the love that develops between two friends and how that sustains life. I don’t want to give anymore away than that. It’s the most unique sci-fi read I’ve had in years.

  • A much better effort

    4
    By TigersJC86
    The only other Weir book I’ve read was Artemis which I loathed so I was hesitant to read more of his work. I was pleasantly surprised with this book. It feels more mature with more mature characters. Yes there are some annoying pop culture references but it’s toned down and I do think there’s a bit too much technical jargon it is a fairly enjoyable read. My only other complaint was Rocky was a bit of a convenience for the main character in being able to engineer pretty much anything but I do appreciate the ending.

  • Loved this story

    5
    By munsini
    I don’t write reviews normally but this book was such a good ride. It left me feeling good about life and possibilities. Hope you read it with an open mind and sense of adventure.

  • Fun story, bad writing

    3
    By jinushaun
    Not sure why this is so highly reviewed. I loved the Martian, but found this book a chore to read. While the story is fun and exciting with just enough suspense to keep the reader engaged, the writing was like nails on a chalkboard the entire time. Childish writing, bad dialog and flat cliched characters. Who talks like this?! This could’ve been 5 stars with better writing.

  • SO GOOD I DIDN’T WANT IT TO END

    5
    By HorrayHorror
    From start to finish, this was an exhilarating read! I loved every bit of it and even paired it with the audiobook on audible. Which the reader did a fantastic job. I would recommend this book to anyone, and even sent a copy to my 83 year old grandma to have something fun to read on her birthday! I hope the movie can do well, because I can’t wait to see it come to life and compare how I visualize everything in my head.

  • Project Hail Mary, Full of Cringe

    1
    By Jalexander355
    "I check my watch -- yes, I have a watch now." - Project Hail Mary This is, without any doubt whatsoever in my mind, the worst thing I have ever read in my entire life. To say this book is poorly written is an understatement -- I actually hold that this book may actually be the worst thing that has ever been written in the history of literature. Every single page is an unadulterated assault on taste, intellect, language, art, and storytelling. "I look at the other half of the doohickey." - Project Hail Mary Set aside the implausibility of any and all of the major plot points. Set aside the problems which are posed and then immediately solved in a single sentence or some verbal aside. Set aside the fact that no character is actually given any sort of physical description or even casual observation from our narrator. Set aside the hundreds of times we have to endure these self-savoring sentences praising science. This writing is just pure rubbish. "Eventually the whole doohickey slides on the table." - Project Hail Mary Had you told me that this was written by a semi-sentient wheel of cheese with access to Wikipedia and a Logitech keyboard missing its backspace key, I would halfway sympathize with whatever literary abomination greets me throughout these pages. "I clench my teeth. I clench my fists. I clench my butt. I clench every part of me that I know how to clench." - Project Hail Mary This is the worst book I've ever encountered, and I must therefore reluctantly give it one single star, seeing as I am denied the option to give it zero stars. May God have mercy upon any soul who opens this book looking for signs of intelligent life. "...aaaand they're dead." - Project Hail Mary

  • Project Fail Mary

    2
    By Chris America
    Astonishingly bad. Couldn’t finish.

  • AWESOME!!!

    5
    By krut99
    Easily one of if not the best sci~fi books I have read. I have read hundreds of these and really Love this one!!!

  • Good good. Amaze. Now what, question?

    4
    By IG is lame like FB
    “This is a monumentally epic fist-bump situation.”

  • Great!

    5
    By soph.ia.f
    Just what I needed. Exciting, witty, charming. I would highly recommend!

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