Review : Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir by Ballantine Books released in 2021 [01].

The book follows the point of view of a human male, waking up aboard a rocket trying to save humanity.

The story essentially features two main characters interacting in limited environments, but they are well described.

It focuses on the character interactions as they work together to solve the central problem while highlighting themes of human bias, assumptions, and contrasting perspectives between the protagonist and an alien counterpart.

The adventure feels like Star Trek, due to the collaboration needed with a non-humanoid alien whose language has to be deciphered, and where the alien does better than the human.

Andy Weir’s writing style is accessible and easy to follow, with a plot that moves efficiently by avoiding filler.

8/10.