Dave

Started strong, but ending was weak.

Entertaining, but somewhat predictable. Fairly well-written, but at a lower writing level.

This book is not on the same level as The Martian (no surprise). I enjoyed the story, but didn't love it. I've been thinking about why.

Many people that have read The Martian didn't love it because of the excruciating detail it goes in to about a lot of the science in the book (perhaps “pseudo-science” in some cases, but plausible enough to be enjoyable). This is precisely what I loved about it.

Artemis doesn't go into nearly the same level of detail about almost anything. This is perhaps based on feedback the author received. However, to me, it's disappointing. I was looking forward to detailed explanations of how various aspects of life on the Moon works. Instead, I felt the story was somewhat generic, and was really just a caper pitting small-time individual against a big, mean corporation.

Enjoyed the exploration of what settling on Mars would be like for the first inhabitants. Very interesting and entertaining read.