Lori
I am happy I finally picked this book up. I enjoyed the film and the authors other novel Project Hail Mary and now I can say the same for this book. Also, the book was better, but the movie does add more gravitas to the situations. The book despite the circumstances the character placed in is never that serous and the journal entries are not a survivor’s harsh reality. The whole book maintains a light joking feel to it poking fun in the direst of situations. If that isn’t your thing than this book will be hard for you. I found that the humor and mostly upbeat feel kept a good line of not going too ridiculous while being aware of how serious the situation was. The lighthearted tone carries the story and differentiates it from other space survival stories.
The technical stuff in the book was a lot at times, but I think the author does an admiral job as making it easy for anyone to understand. Plus, it was nice to have a survival character be capable. The side characters are where the book struggles as there is not much depth to them. They can have some funny scenes, but you don’t get a true feel for them. Still, the book is a five start for me as I enjoyed reading it and know I will reread it sometime.
I am happy I finally picked this book up. I enjoyed the film and the authors other novel Project Hail Mary and now I can say the same for this book. Also, the book was better, but the movie does add more gravitas to the situations. The book despite the circumstances the character placed in is never that serous and the journal entries are not a survivor’s harsh reality. The whole book maintains a light joking feel to it poking fun in the direst of situations. If that isn’t your thing than this book will be hard for you. I found that the humor and mostly upbeat feel kept a good line of not going too ridiculous while being aware of how serious the situation was. The lighthearted tone carries the story and differentiates it from other space survival stories.
The technical stuff in the book was a lot at times, but I think the author does an admiral job as making it easy for anyone to understand. Plus, it was nice to have a survival character be capable. The side characters are where the book struggles as there is not much depth to them. They can have some funny scenes, but you don’t get a true feel for them. Still, the book is a five start for me as I enjoyed reading it and know I will reread it sometime.