Reviewing The Martian - & Other Andy Weir Books 📚

Reviewing Andy Weir's most popular 3 book series!

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[scollyb]

Thanks for that. I'll have to read Hail Mary now. I loved the Martian, but thought Artemis was so so. I hadn't put my finger on it but you were right about Jaz.

[youngblood]

I read “Project Hail Mary” in two and a half days. I have never finished a book that fast. It was so good i could not put it down. I am now picking up “The Martian” hopefully I enjoy it just as much!

[kimcashman]

I highly recommend Influx by Daniel Suarez. It’s a sci-fi book very heavy in physics science specifically dealing with gravity and has a very good plot, characters, concept, and action. So similar to the Martian in that regard.

[ugoamaldi]

My godness, amazing, amusing and informative video! What a mix!

[RALFNE]

Nice video. I think you should have given Project Hail Mary a 5/5. There are not that many better Sci-fi books out there than that. I could name a few which are as good but different, if you are interested. (And I can't wait for the movie!!) I read The Martian long before the movie came out. And that one I had to read a second time as soon as I finished it (which I would normally never do), I loved it soo much. They are both completely different (but typical Weir). The Martian is soo funny, so gripping and the science is great (except for 3 obviously 3 wrong concepts/mistakes Weir has spoken himself about years ago. I loved Project Hail Mary also best. But they are different, and my score would be equal for both (5/5) for different reasons. The Martian was as a science-sci-fi book just something completely new when it came out. Project Hail Mary continued the science trend but in a more grandiose "hard"-sci-fi-style.

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[merwansukhadwalla]

Also do take a look at a book titled Concrete Mathematics co-authored by Donald Knuth along with Ronald Graham and Oren Patashnik. I think it will find a place on your bookshelf.

[merwansukhadwalla]

In your new role as an ASE I would highly recommend the multi-volume book set The Art of Computer Programming by Donald Knuth.

[KawasakiKent]

Project Hail Mary is my favorite, next is The Martian but Artemis just didn’t do it for me. Love all the science in PHM & TM

[samaya]

Thanks for the review. I couldn't decide which one to read first. Next on my list Project Hail Mary.
PS: Please do give the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov a try. You're gonna love it. *wink*wink* its about Math.

[Lion_McLionhead]

Artemis was so bad, it turned lions off of Weir. His male characters definitely stick more while his female characters are like goog search results for what a female book character is.

[didip]

I DNFed Project Hail Mary about 70% in. Here are my [non-spoilery] thoughts if anyone is curious to read :

This was my first book by the author, previously I had watched the martian but I forgot most the plot. I really hated the writing, and I read that the author was a programmer, and like you could *tell* he was just based on how he wrote.

I enjoyed the science bits in the beginning, but then it got super repetitive like "gotta do [this fancy science thing] which [this fancy science tool] because [some fun science fact]" and it was very in your face, sort how Ready Player One would constantly name-drop video games and facts bloating the story like a "show and tell" for fun facts. Imo a great example of properly threading science [and fiction] with the plot would be the Expanse series.

Also didn't like how the MCs inner monologue was written, like you're supposed to *teach* 3rd graders, not speak and think like one yourself; Percy Jackson is another example of that "third grader" writing.

In terms of sci-fi novels ill give it 3.5 stars because the science did keep me entertained almost to the end, but the cringy writing was too much for me.