Artemis

Andy Weir writes fast-paced, engineering-oriented scifi well. This heist on a moon colony, featuring a vaguely Saudi, lapsed Muslim protagonist was a quick and light read. There's welding and problems with low-gravity/zero atmosphere and family bonding and shady business dealings. So, almost perfect.

But look, some people shouldn't be allowed to write books about women, and Andy Weir is one of those people. Also, mostly, I wanted it to be the Martian redux. And by trying to make a convoluted conspiracy plot, Weir has wandered away from what he does best: MacGyvering in Space! books.

I LOVED this book! More than I loved The Martian (and I loved that book too). I just devoured this book - finished in about 2 days -didn't want to put it down ever.

And for those who are wondering - yes, he did turn down the science a little bit and added more story, and damn it was a good one. Part action, part science, part mystery, part super snarky, smart, and strong female lead (who isn't white either!!!).

Jazz is an amazing character and I was laughing out loud at some of the one-liners in this book. Dialogue VERY well done.

The book still had science, still had explanations of how stuff would function on the moon - very easy to understand and it wasn't as heavy as the Martian was. Very cool to read about how we might just live on the moon one day.

TL:DR - Read this book! It's amazing!

Andy Weir has made Science Fiction one of my favourite genres.

I took a while to warm up to the main character, but grew to become very fond of her. The world-building is fantastic (as always) and intelligent. In the beginning, I did get the secondary characters confused as I didn't get a sense of their personality as quickly as I would have liked. Some of the science talk went over my head too, but it didn't break the flow of my reading.

The pacing of the book was just right, and it was an enjoyable and easy read. I was always happy to find pockets of time to pick the book up and continue reading.