Grace is definitely more pessimistic, for example, and while I appreciated the similarities between the two characters I also liked that Weir made them just slightly different. “ I decide on a more tactile approach: I’m gonna start pushing buttons! Hopefully there’s no ‘Blow Up the Ship’ button.“Īnd a similar personality in general, but they are differentiable. Yes, they definitely have the same type of humor: Many people have complained about Grace and Watney being too similar.

Sure, this is not the most *realistic* book in the world, the ending was just a *tad* on the cheesy side but it doesn’t take itself too seriously and it was just plain awesome.įirst off: I have always thought that the Goldilocks Zone doesn’t make sense because how can we just assume that aliens would necessarily always evolve in Earth-like conditions? For all we know, they might need a completely different environment, and this book validated me! I’m not a scientist. That’s right: he’s the only remaining crew mate of a last-chance interstellar mission to save humanity, and he won’t be able to do it alone– but sometimes help comes from the most unexpected places. The situation only escalates once he realizes he isn’t a hospital at all. When Ryland Grace wakes up alone in a strange hospital room next to two dead people and with no memory of his name, his life, why he’s here or anything about his identity, he is understandably concerned. “ I spend a lot of time un-suiciding this suicide mission.“ Here goes my long-awaited book review for Project Hail Mary! About the Book I waited, rather impatiently, for a LONG time before my hold on this book became available and well, at least I can say those painful 2.5 months weren’t for nothing!

Hail mary book review