Audio Enjoyer reviewed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Awesome Science Fiction
5 stars
Great Science Fiction book and a great story of friendship!
eBook, 512 pages
Published by Muza.
Projekt Hail Mary
by Andy Weir
Samotny astronauta musi uratować Ziemię przed katastrofą. Czas płynie nieubłaganie, a oddalony o lata świetlne od innych ludzi Ryland Grace jest zdany wyłącznie na siebie. Ale czy na pewno?
Z załogi, która wyruszyła na straceńczą misję ostatniej szansy, przeżył jedynie Ryland Grace. Teraz od niego zależy, czy ludzkość przetrwa. Tylko że on na razie nie ma o tym pojęcia. Z początku nawet nie pamięta, kim jest, więc skąd ma wiedzieć, czego się podjął i jak ma tego dokonać? Na razie wie tylko tyle, że przez bardzo długi czas był pogrążony w śpiączce. A po przebudzeniu znalazł się niewyobrażalnie daleko od domu. Całkiem sam, jeśli nie liczyć ciał zmarłych towarzyszy…
Samotny astronauta musi uratować Ziemię przed katastrofą. Czas płynie nieubłaganie, a oddalony o lata świetlne od innych ludzi Ryland Grace jest zdany wyłącznie na siebie. Ale czy na pewno?
Z załogi, która wyruszyła na straceńczą misję ostatniej szansy, przeżył jedynie Ryland Grace. Teraz od niego zależy, czy ludzkość przetrwa. Tylko że on na razie nie ma o tym pojęcia. Z początku nawet nie pamięta, kim jest, więc skąd ma wiedzieć, czego się podjął i jak ma tego dokonać? Na razie wie tylko tyle, że przez bardzo długi czas był pogrążony w śpiączce. A po przebudzeniu znalazł się niewyobrażalnie daleko od domu. Całkiem sam, jeśli nie liczyć ciał zmarłych towarzyszy…
joelchrono reviewed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary
4 stars
After reading The Mote in God’s Eye, I realized that Garrit Franke, a fellow Fosstodon member, finished reading this book, so I decided to give it a try too.
I have to admit that at first I was a little bit hesitant about this book, because it is a written in first person, and it also starts out with ammnesia and also flashbacks. But after that I got used to the writing style pretty quickly and started to really get into the main story and the mystery behind everything happening around our protagonist.
The story follows a lone astronaut that finds himself facing impossible odds every step of the way. The way the plot is revealed and how it moves forward every chapter is great. The scientific elements are pretty accurate and that was something I found really interesting. It reminded me a lot of Jules Verne’s novels …
After reading The Mote in God’s Eye, I realized that Garrit Franke, a fellow Fosstodon member, finished reading this book, so I decided to give it a try too.
I have to admit that at first I was a little bit hesitant about this book, because it is a written in first person, and it also starts out with ammnesia and also flashbacks. But after that I got used to the writing style pretty quickly and started to really get into the main story and the mystery behind everything happening around our protagonist.
The story follows a lone astronaut that finds himself facing impossible odds every step of the way. The way the plot is revealed and how it moves forward every chapter is great. The scientific elements are pretty accurate and that was something I found really interesting. It reminded me a lot of Jules Verne’s novels that usually felt like something that could be possible to do.
In this case of course the protagonist uses his scientific knowledge (as well as his memory slowly coming back) to figure out how handle his mission, which is pretty much to save the planet from certain demise.
I liked the setting and the characters that show up, there’s quite a bit of science tidbits I learned through this, and the moments of action and uncertainty are quite great. I could not stop reading many times because I just wanted to know what in the world would our protagonist do even just to stay alive to live another day.
I didn’t feel like the book was as long as it was, honestly. It was definitely worth it. I do think that it feels a little like a movie waiting to happen, the prose wasn’t as interesting and the plot ended up kind of predictable, and there’s a very wholesome twist at the end which is nice. Just a very fun read.
bbbhltz reviewed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Pure entertainment
5 stars
I think this will be the book I recommend the most this year. It is entertaining from beginning to end. If you like sci-fi or space stories, read it. If you don't, read it anyway because you will laugh. It is very rare that I tear through a book in the span of a day, but, and I apologise for the cliché, I could not put this book down.
I think this will be the book I recommend the most this year. It is entertaining from beginning to end. If you like sci-fi or space stories, read it. If you don't, read it anyway because you will laugh. It is very rare that I tear through a book in the span of a day, but, and I apologise for the cliché, I could not put this book down.