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I was going through goodreads yesterday and came across my review of The Martian there. I gave it 5 stars because I use what I understand is the Roger Ebert sty
by reggieband 5y ago
I was going through goodreads yesterday and came across my review of The Martian there. I gave it 5 stars because I use what I understand is the Roger Ebert style of rating. The Martian is imperfect, pulpy and at times a bit over sentimental. But it succeeds at exactly what it sets out to achieve. It isn't Dostoevsky or Proust but it isn't trying to be. It made me laugh, kept me engaged and turning pages. It made me think, this situation is impossible but if it was possible then this is about as realistic as I could expect a novel to portray. In exchange for suspending my disbelief it gave me an enjoyable diversion.
All that to say, if Project Hail Mary is equivalent to that, it is going on my to read list.
- pchristensen 5y agoIt is, very much so.
- bryanrasmussen 5y ago>I gave it 5 stars because I use what I understand is the Roger Ebert style of rating As I understand the Ebert system your review seems like a 3 star, that is to say if you like this kind of thing (hard sf, survival story in harsh environment using ingenuity) you will definitely like this example of it. In 45 years as a reviewer Ebert gave nearly 1000 films 4 stars, I think about a 100 5 stars, although he was often thought of as being too lenient about a film's quality - https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/you-give-out-too-many-stars https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/you-give-out-too-many...
- Damogran6 5y agoI started reading The Martian and the whole chapter on shit had me giggling like an 8 year old boy. Which meant I made sure my 8 year old boy read The Martian. I think it really helped him get (more) into reading.