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Never realised he had another book out - thank you. After being less interested in the drama presented in Artemis, I'm thrilled he seems to have another problem

Never realised he had another book out - thank you. After being less interested in the drama presented in Artemis, I'm thrilled he seems to have another problem->fix type book I can read.

frosted-flakes 5y ago
Note that Hail Mary is much closer in plot and style to Artemis than The Martian. I loved The Martian (9.5/10), but only passably liked Artemis (6/10) and Hail Mary (5/10).
- jkubicek 5y ago
  YMMV: I liked Hail Mary just as much, if not more then, The Martian. It had the same "solo dude using science and cleverness to solve an impossible problem" with a massively more ambitious plot. Also, the plot twists in Hail Mary are very well delivered. The book ends up being completely different then you're expecting when you go into it.
- elihu 5y ago
  I think the Martian was great the first time through, but re-reading it isn't as much fun when you know what's going to happen. I didn't enjoy Artemis as much the first time, but I think it holds up better at being interesting and entertaining even when you know what's about to happen. Hail Mary I haven't read twice yet, but my take is that it fits somewhere in the middle.
- BuildTheRobots 5y ago
  Interesting. For context I loved The Martian and quite often use bits of the audio book to fall asleep to. Artemis wasn't bad, but there was a lot of interpersonal and stupid decision making in the lead up to critical events which I found a little annoying and contrived. Hail Mary I started reading last night at my first comment. 7 hours later I'm about 50% of the way through and absolutely loving it. So far we seem to be doing the problem->fix cycle in the small and large scales with an interesting overarching plot. Looking forward to continuing.
- treloon 5y ago
  Totally disagree. Artemis sucked and wasn't very similar to The Martian, was more of a detective story and the protag was nothing like Mark Watney in any way really. Dude in Hail Mary is basically a slightly wimpier Mark Watney and the plot is the exact same (problem --> science the problem --> repeat) as The Martian. My ratings would go The Martian (8/10), Artemis (45/10) and Hail Mary (9.5/10). I'm a sucker for softer sci-fi elements like aliens.

Never realised he had another book out - thank you. After being less interested in the drama presented in Artemis, I'm thrilled he seems to have another problem->fix type book I can read.

frosted-flakes 5y ago

Note that Hail Mary is much closer in plot and style to Artemis than The Martian. I loved The Martian (9.5/10), but only passably liked Artemis (6/10) and Hail Mary (5/10).

jkubicek 5y ago
YMMV: I liked Hail Mary just as much, if not more then, The Martian. It had the same "solo dude using science and cleverness to solve an impossible problem" with a massively more ambitious plot. Also, the plot twists in Hail Mary are very well delivered. The book ends up being completely different then you're expecting when you go into it.
elihu 5y ago
I think the Martian was great the first time through, but re-reading it isn't as much fun when you know what's going to happen. I didn't enjoy Artemis as much the first time, but I think it holds up better at being interesting and entertaining even when you know what's about to happen. Hail Mary I haven't read twice yet, but my take is that it fits somewhere in the middle.
BuildTheRobots 5y ago
Interesting. For context I loved The Martian and quite often use bits of the audio book to fall asleep to. Artemis wasn't bad, but there was a lot of interpersonal and stupid decision making in the lead up to critical events which I found a little annoying and contrived. Hail Mary I started reading last night at my first comment. 7 hours later I'm about 50% of the way through and absolutely loving it. So far we seem to be doing the problem->fix cycle in the small and large scales with an interesting overarching plot. Looking forward to continuing.
treloon 5y ago
Totally disagree. Artemis sucked and wasn't very similar to The Martian, was more of a detective story and the protag was nothing like Mark Watney in any way really. Dude in Hail Mary is basically a slightly wimpier Mark Watney and the plot is the exact same (problem --> science the problem --> repeat) as The Martian. My ratings would go The Martian (8/10), Artemis (45/10) and Hail Mary (9.5/10). I'm a sucker for softer sci-fi elements like aliens.