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re: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

Posted on 2/23/24 at 1:35 pm to
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 2/23/24 at 1:35 pm to
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I was also really not a fan of the very end (the epilogue, I guess). Without giving away spoilers, I don't believe that the character would have been as content with the situation as suggested by the book.



I loved the end. One of the better endings I had read in a while actually.

I'm not a big audio book guy, but this is probably the only case I can remember actually liking the audio book better than actually reading it. Narrator had me fully engaged the whole time, which is normally the issue when I'm listening to an audiobook.








****slight spoiler but not that much of a spoiler***

I like a happy ending. It had been a while since an ending had made me smile like that. At the very end when he said something like "Ok class listen up" and you realized he was an english teacher, I was like o hell yea that is awesome I swear books don't have nearly as many feel good endings as they used too, it was kind of refreshing.
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
22360 posts
Posted on 2/28/24 at 7:11 pm to
Finished it this morning... I enjoyed it.

Anyone read/listened to his book Artemis?
This post was edited on 2/28/24 at 7:12 pm
Posted by LordSnow
Your Mom's House
Member since May 2011
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Posted on 2/28/24 at 9:29 pm to
Artemis was def a step below Hail Mary and the Martian
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
34642 posts
Posted on 2/29/24 at 12:12 pm to
Yea, I wasn't a big fan of Artemis. It was perfectly fine, just nothing special.
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
29218 posts
Posted on 3/7/24 at 2:21 pm to
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The audio production is top notch


I’m one chapter in and was hooked after about 3 paragraphs.

I’m not even much into Sci-Fi but good writing and presentation is good writing and presentation regardless of genre.
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
76584 posts
Posted on 3/12/24 at 8:20 pm to
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I didn't read The Martian but loved the movie. I had high hopes for PHM. I liked it but didn't love it. It didn't seem all that serious to me but I don't read a lot of SF so what do I know. I gave it 4 stars on Goodreads


Read (or listen to) The Martian. So much better than the movie.
Posted by Asharad
Tiamat
Member since Dec 2010
5731 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 5:39 am to
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I just don't know why an audio book would be better than reading it yourself.
I used to think that. Then I became a fan of certain narrators (Ray Porter and RC Bray are fantastic at what they do).
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
116512 posts
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:01 pm to
Film is now "set" for a 2026 release
Posted by Esquire
Chiraq
Member since Apr 2014
11862 posts
Posted on 6/4/24 at 1:36 pm to
More updates on the film.

Sandra Huller (Anatomy of a Fall/Zone of Interest) is an excellent choice to play Stratt, if not the best choice. She should have been nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for the 2024 Oscars for her two roles in the films I listed.

Also, Greig Fraser coming off the heels of Dune 2. It will be very difficult for them to screw up this movie with all the talent they have assembled.

This post was edited on 6/4/24 at 6:59 pm
Posted by GEAUXLPOST
Member since Sep 2012
1364 posts
Posted on 6/8/24 at 5:27 pm to
Finished this one in 2 days, couldn't put it down. Great book. I'd like to listen to it as well based on the feedback here.
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