I always forget that he wrote The Egg. Probably the work that's had the biggest philosophical impact on me in my life. I think about it at least weekly
I’m reading the Martian now and it’s not gripping me the same, I also have Artemis up next. After finishing PHM I immediately bought the other two lol.
The Martian was way too many things going wrong. I didn't feel good about any success because I knew something else would go wrong in like 20 minutes to throw that away.
I was in a reading rut for years and this book was recommended to me by a friend. Since I'd already seen The Martian - I thought why not. This book is so good it should be prescribed as a medicine to remove the rut😂
It seemed like the exact story. Smart guy gets stuck alone in a very sticky situation and only has himself to rely on. The only difference is one is trying to save himself and the other is trying to save the world and ends up with a little buddy but they both have to use some tricky science in order to do it. And yes, the little buddy does help.
I was just really underwhelmed by this book. I’m glad other people loved it though.
It was the exact same story, and that became apparent the moment he wakes up in the ship. Weir is an entertaining writer but not a particularly talented novelist.
I agree. I loved The Martian when I read it, had such high hopes for Artemis but it was kinda bad and then heard such great things about PHM that made me Very excited to read it but I was so let down.
I really can see how other people would like it but there’s much better sci-fi novels to read.
Yeah I read this in two days at the beach, and then listened to the audio book on the long road trip home. They made some weird substitutions when they made the movie. Things that required no extra effort.
I listened to the audiobook and it took a bit to get used to the flashback scenes without a good audio cue, but that was my only problem with it. It was great and rather than just listening before bed I had it on as often as I could reasonably pay attention to it. Absolutely loved it.
Depends what aspect of the movie you enjoyed. The book is much more science-heavy and Grace’s character voice is not for everyone—he’s very “millennial-coded.”
Book was better imo. Ryan Gosling did a good job but he’s “too bro” for the nerd I imagined while reading the book. Also, even though they did a great job portraying what was going on in his head, it’s hard to truly capture everything on film. There’s more science in the book, and you can follow his reasoning through a problem which is really cool.
My one complaint is Ryan gosling. Good actor, grateful to him for the movie's existence. I think they should have chosen a different actor. Feels like Ryan gosling just plays himself in everything.
Book is better than the film. 8.5/10. Audiobook is very good. Rock's voice is 10x better in Audiobook than in the film. There's way too much interesting science stuff that is just glossed over in the film.
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