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Outstanding book. It took me way, way too long to figure out the pun in the title.
by steaktartaar_ 4y ago
Outstanding book. It took me way, way too long to figure out the pun in the title.
- nytesky 4y agoargh, what’s the pun???
- SamBam 4y agoI always just assumed it was simply because it was a last-ditch effort. But I just Googled it, and someone on Reddit pointed out: "Hail Mary full of Grace." Groan... Actually makes me like the book a little less than I already did. (Edit: Which I know is against the grain here, as evidenced by the downvotes for not liking the book.)
- soylentcola 4y agoI just took it as a "Hail Mary pass" ie: a long shot, last ditch effort as the phrase is used in American football. Also, the prayer referenced in this idiom starts off as "Hail Mary, full of grace" and the main character's name is Grace. edit: beaten by 6 min.
- rootbear 4y agoArgh. I just finished Project Hail Mary and I missed that.