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If the sun were dying, all the life on earth would end. Scientists like Ryland Grace are racing to find what is killing it. In this novel by Andy Weir (the author of the popular and turned-into-film The Martian), not only do human characters crackle with life, so do the extraterrestrial microbes … and something quite a bit bigger from another planet. It’s one problem after another: earth-borne problems, space-borne problems, internal problems, and everything problematic piled on top like toppings on an ice cream cone.
As a reader, I want to know whether the author has done his research so I can relax. I also want enough scientific detail to move the story forward, and no more. Andy Weir is gifted at both. The science in Project Hail Mary is believable enough that I can get lost for a good long time.
As a parent, I hope for books that have no sex, violence, or swearing. I know I’m being naïve, usually. This one delivers, though. It comes through with swear words only counted on one hand. While a reader may expect something this clean to become a recipe for a good nap, it’s not. It is neither trite, nor boring.
I have gone back for second and third helpings of Project Hail Mary. Bravo. The next science-based book Weir writes, I will be reading with relish.
Rated: Mild. The number of times anybody uses a cuss word can be counted on fingers, and not go to toes. The profanity is appropriately used for emphasis. No sex or violence.
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