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Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author)

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Reading for the 3rd time

read in April 2022

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Dashley said: " Reread. And yes I cried the second time too.

It took me longer than I would have thought to sit down and write this review. Why? Honestly, because I was obsessed and I didn't want to move on. This was a masterpiece. So much so I could barely pick up a Reread. And yes I cried the second time too.

It took me longer than I would have thought to sit down and write this review. Why? Honestly, because I was obsessed and I didn't want to move on. This was a masterpiece. So much so I could barely pick up another book for two weeks afterward. Unfortunately, I missed out on reading The Martian before watching the movie. I didn't realize till later on that it was a book but now after reading Project Hail Mary, I am convinced I should give it and all other Andy Weir books a try, regardless.

The Narrator Ray Potter did an outstanding job. He sounded a lot like Tom Hanks and I thought him perfect for the role. This story snagged me from the start. Ryland was hilarious and smart but overall just had an odd outlook on life that I enjoyed immensely. Always getting excited about little things that I could barely grasp the concept of but yet I was still just as excited right along with him. Like an infectious smile. I can't even begin to comprehend the brain power it took to write this book but I enjoyed the heck out of it all the same.

The story contained deep complex characters, a trip to save the world, first contact, and coming terms to with your lot in life that was hard to bare. I got attached to them quickly and held on to these characters so tightly I was afraid of losing them. The plot twist was heartbreaking. Ryland is fundamentally a good person, even so, fear can change someone so deeply. Also after meeting Rocky I am convinced we will be forever friends. I felt like I lost a part of myself to him. And leaving this story left a hole in my heart. I cried at the mere thought. Sometimes I only wanted to hear about Rocky but not because the other stuff was dull I just loved him so much.

There were so many jaw-dropping discoveries and Ryland's gift for naming things just made me grin like a loon. There is honestly too much to say about this story and not enough words to do it in. I am in love. I want to read it again. To make everyone else share in the life I lived while immersed. To forget and experience it with fresh eyes a new. It rallied my sense of adventure, my love for space, and my interest in unknown cultures. And I will never forget the most epic ending of all time. You will love this always question?

'Humans spent thousands of years looking up at the stars and wondering what was out there. You guys never saw stars at all but you still worked out space travel.' ...more "

Feb 16, 2023 01:55AM · see review

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One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1) by Rachel Gillig

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“There once was a girl,” he murmured, “clever and good, who tarried in shadow in the depths of the wood. There also was a King—a shepherd by his crook, who reigned over magic and wrote the old book. The two were together, so the two were ...more

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“I clench every part of me that I know how to clench. It gives me a feeling of control. I’m doing something by aggressively doing nothing.”
― Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary

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“Anyway, it means I can finally eat meat. Yes, that’s right, I’m eating human meat. But it’s my own meat, and I don’t feel bad about it. Spend a decade eating nothing but odd-tasting, vaguely sweet vitamin shakes and then see if you’ll turn down a burger. I love meburgers. I eat one every day.”
― Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary

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“Sometimes a person reaches a point in their life when it becomes absolutely essential to get the fuck out of the city”
― Becky Chambers, A Psalm for the Wild-Built

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“No. You no can die. You are friend.”
― Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary

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“I think there’s something beautiful about being lucky enough to witness a thing on its way out.”
― Becky Chambers, A Psalm for the Wild-Built

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