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Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

Start date: May 2, 2024

Finish date: May 15, 2024

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Sep 07, 2022 Trisha rated it really liked it

Shelves: drama, sci-fi

Ohmigosh….what did I just read?! Ha! That was the craziest outer space sci-fi adventure that I have read in a long time. It had quite a few interesting plot twists, gave me goosebumps more than once, had me laughing, had me tearful, and had me asking “what in the world?!”. It was a great novel and a fun read. My only complaint is that the author spent a large amount of time trying to explain the astrophysics math equations, I guess to try and explain why it could be realistic, and I had no idea ...more

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Jul 02, 2022 Tina Reads rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: hugo-novels, z-2022

Good Good Good book!

This is the second Weir novel I've picked up (the first being The Martian), and I loved this one so much more than I did The Martian. I went into the book blind, only knowing the barest bones of the story, and I think that worked in my favor. I didn't know what to expect, so I was happy to just go where the plot went.

As a character, I thought Ryland Grace was a wonderfully imperfect person, well rounded and likable. I thought the conceit of him having to remember what happen ...more

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Jul 26, 2022 Gabriela rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, faraway-lands

Aaaah what a miraculous journey this has been! This book is super dense in scientific information, so you need to be a bit passionate about space travel at least, plus maybe have a basic physics, mathematical, chemistry understanding.
I am in awe and I wish I could have a peak into the Eridian world, plus Earth after 27 years since Hail Mary went on its mission.
A must read, it really keeps one glued to it's pages (with epoxy! :))). ...more

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Jun 18, 2022 Sue rated it it was amazing

What a fun, fast reading book. Great characters! This book teaches a lot about science and life! If you like audiobooks the reading of this one is excellent! I switched between audio book and hard cover for this book.

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