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hgaterms t1_iyelk7e wrote

Reply to comment by DoctorLove01 in What Book(s) Did You Consume The Fastest? by DoctorLove01

I'd say yes, go straight to Project Hail Mary. That book is an absolute treat.

You can then go back and read Artemis later. It's not bad, but it's his weakest book. The plot of Artemis is great and exactly what you would expect from an Andy Weir novel, but the characters fall a little flat.

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hgaterms t1_iydygyj wrote

Reply to What book do you wish was longer? by GhostofHmsVictory

The first time I read The Martian I wanted at least an epilogue.

Thankfully the movie gave us that, but I still wanted to read more about his recovery in the Hermes, his return to Earth, and what he did with his life after NASA in the book.

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hgaterms t1_iy7vnut wrote

Reply to comment by bjwyxrs in After finishing a chapter, I always set the book down and internalize it before moving on. by justkeepbreathing94

Oh that's too funny! I just finished "Artemis" a couple of weeks ago. It took me about a week to get to the half-way point, but that is when the murder mystery really ramped up and I just kept reading and reading.

I know that "Artemis" is the weakest of the Andy Weir trilogy of novels, but it's still a fun read. It's like cold pizza with just cheese. Still damn good.

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hgaterms t1_iy61koa wrote

Reply to After finishing a chapter, I always set the book down and internalize it before moving on. by justkeepbreathing94

This, absolutely this. If the book is amazing I have to FORCE myself to take breaks otherwise I will just scarf down the story and it will make my brain feel bloated.

Over the summer as I was reading "Project Hail Mary" and by the time I was at the halfway mark I was blasting through the chapters. I had to physically force myself to put down the book and go for a bike ride, just so that I could process everything that was happening.

By taking breaks it really let my brain simmer on the story and characters. I still finished the second half over the course of 2 days, but I took breaks damn it!

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hgaterms t1_ixrsm3k wrote

Reply to Do you attempt to read the award winners? Which award do you like the most? by Don_Quixotel

Oh yes, absolutely.

I use them as a spring board for ideas on what to read next on long-ass trips that I need to take. So many books, so little time -- that kind of thing.

Anyway, I have a long trip coming up and needed to get some books and audiobooks into my Kindle. I'm a big Sci-Fi nerd so I started browsing the Hugo Award winners and downloaded a few books. I'm actually looking forward to reading the Forever War.

I then looked at the audiobook selections and discovered that the 2022 winner of "Audiobook of the Year" went to Project Hail Mary. Hot damn!

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hgaterms t1_ixo3ty2 wrote

Reply to comment by cantspellrestaraunt in What's the last book to put you into a reading slump? Or the last book to get you out of one? by cantspellrestaraunt

The great thing about the author is that he makes sci-fi easily accessible to the casual reader and his books are always full of humor. You don't have to be a sci-fi fan to enjoy the book. I always recommend it to people if they are curious. If you don't want to borrow it from your library, the audiobook is also fantastic. It won "Audiobook of the Year" so it's absolutely worth a listen!

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hgaterms OP t1_ivxn7hz wrote

Reply to comment by kukulakala in I just finished "Artemis" and I loved it. And here is why! by hgaterms

> but I find it hilarious the HATE boner people have for this book

I know, right? That is why I waited so long to pick up this book. Even my closest friends (who are literary trash reading nerds said "you can skip this book").

I expected this to be an abortion of a novel like "Ready Player Two" or some such nonsense.

Artemis is fine. It's not winning any awards, but I still had a good time reading it.

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hgaterms OP t1_ivxmawn wrote

Reply to comment by akira2bee in I just finished "Artemis" and I loved it. And here is why! by hgaterms

I def rolled my eyes with Jazz's attitude and "Marvel Universe" quips that came at a rapid fire pace from all the characters even during the most serious scenes.

I feel like Andy Weir really took the valid criticisms to heart (too much swearing from The Martian, too many sarcastic quips from every character in Artemis, lack of a female voice) and refined all that for Project Hail Mary. A good author grows as he writes, and I feel like he's done that.

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hgaterms OP t1_ivxlsem wrote

Reply to comment by thisisnttakeone in I just finished "Artemis" and I loved it. And here is why! by hgaterms

I think the premise of a moon heist murder-mystery sprinkled with espionage is awesome. The character development is what was lacking.

There was just too many "Josh Wheton-esq" quips during heightened tension scenes that really undercut the sincerity of the story. The overall plot really suffered because of that.

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hgaterms OP t1_ivvv008 wrote

Reply to comment by thisisnttakeone in I just finished "Artemis" and I loved it. And here is why! by hgaterms

I know he wrote a novella called Randomize. Hell, I know he even wrote a book a long time ago called "Theft of Pride" under the pen name Jack Sharp. It was never published though. You can only download the 243K file and read it on your eReader/computer. When I have time I'll tackle those 2 stories and see where Artemis truly ranks, LOL

So far I would say from best to worst is:

  1. Project Hail Mary

  2. The Martian

  3. Artemis

  4. The short story: The Egg

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hgaterms OP t1_ivvs3me wrote

Reply to comment by frustratedComments in I just finished "Artemis" and I loved it. And here is why! by hgaterms

Oh I 100% agree that it is far weaker than The Martian or Project Hail Mary. This was very much his sophomore book.

That being said, fans were making this book out to be like some kind of "Twilight" level bad! Oh heavens, no. If this book were written by any other author it would have been much better received. I think everyone's expectations for an Andy Weir story was sky high and they expected something much stronger based on his previous books.

Were they let down? Yes. Is it a bad book? No, not at all.

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