Alan Bird answers “How is the language/swearing in this book?...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Project Hail Mary:

How is the language/swearing in this book? His second book was so filled bad language that I had to stop reading it.

Alan Bird I, too, have given up on books that contained gratuitous profanity. I live in a world without it and have no desire to expose myself to it through lit…moreI, too, have given up on books that contained gratuitous profanity. I live in a world without it and have no desire to expose myself to it through literature. Good writers can certainly write good stories without it.
Having said that, I did finish The Martian despite the profanity because the book was that good.
The good news is that Andy Weir has matured in his writing and Project Hail Mary is virtually profanity-free. I like it better than The Martian and it is now one of my favorite books. It is a terrific story.(less)

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