Project Hail Mary

My latest read from the public library is a #1 New York Times bestselling science fiction novel, Project Hail Mary. It's written by Andy Weir, the author of The Martian.

Here's the beginning of a book review in The Washington Post ...

Andy Weir’s ‘Project Hail Mary’ is a bestseller. It also has some problems.

No surprise: “Project Hail Mary,” Andy Weir’s latest science fiction space adventure, is a bestseller. Like “The Martian” and “Artemis,” the book has a propulsive story line and is filled with the cool science and witty banter you expect from Weir, a software engineer who turned his love of aerospace and the hard sciences into a cottage industry. In his latest outing, Weir uses a common SF trope — a protagonist who must discover who he is and what’s going on, and oh, also save humanity. It’s a fun idea, and Weir knows how to ratchet up the excitement, but the novel seems written to be a movie (and in fact is being made into one, starring Ryan Gosling). Perhaps just wait for that? ....

Yes, I don't like it as much as The Martian, but it's still a lot of fun and the science stuff is great. I'm the person who failed "science for liberal arts majors" in college. Twice. Everything I know about science has been gleaned from the science fiction novels, tv series, and movies I've read and watched. It's wierdly satisfying to learn science this way :)

If you liked The Martian, I think you'll like this too.