I have descended from my ivory tower and read a fiction book that was written in the 2000s…and I had such a fun time doing it! Andy Weir weaves science into his stories so well, and I loved the relationship between Grace and Rocky. Finally, as far as tropes go, humans and aliens trying to teach each other their respective languages is one of my favorites.
So disappointed in this book. I saw him talk, got the book and soon after starting was shocked at how childish his writing is. Seriously, it’s like it was written by an 8th grader.
100% agree. It was unbearable. The audiobook… even worse. Imagine someone reading that text and then not giving it 100%. Fake Russian accents. Inner monologue voice. Yuck.
Yeah I listened through it on audiobook and it was definitely fun, but could have been fan fiction. I picked it up because I thought it was supposed to be some great modern piece of sci fi literature, far from it. The scientific and philosophical angles are also very shallow and unoriginal.
100% agree. It was unbearable. The audiobook… even worse. Imagine someone reading that text and then not giving it 100%. Fake Russian accents. Inner monologue voice. Yuck.
Haha, I enjoyed the book overall but definitely found the style of comedy very grating. It’s what I call “holds up spork” comedy. Very jarring overall considering the extremely high stakes presented in the novel.
Haha, I enjoyed the book overall but definitely found the style of comedy very grating. It’s what I call “holds up spork” comedy. Very jarring overall considering the extremely high stakes presented in the novel.
This is a great book to read on a plane. Very quick and simple to follow even when you’re drowsy. It stays interesting and fun.
i really hated the way the main character spoke like a teenager and spoke nonchalantly, beyond that, the sciency parts were great
i really hated the way the main character spoke like a teenager and spoke nonchalantly, beyond that, the sciency parts were great
This is a great book to read on a plane. Very quick and simple to follow even when you’re drowsy. It stays interesting and fun.
I put it down halfway through when I realized I was never going to get to the “good part”
I put it down halfway through when I realized I was never going to get to the “good part”
People are even defending Artemis. I guess r/books on the whole just has really terrible taste.
Yeah I listened through it on audiobook and it was definitely fun, but could have been fan fiction. I picked it up because I thought it was supposed to be some great modern piece of sci fi literature, far from it. The scientific and philosophical angles are also very shallow and unoriginal.
People are even defending Artemis. I guess r/books on the whole just has really terrible taste.