![]() ![]() ![]() But Weir has one more trick up his sleeve for characterization: epistolary narration. While he occasionally gets frustrated, his optimism and determination can be overpowering. The main issue with Watney is that he isn’t super deep. That might not work for everyone, but nerds are this book’s target audience, so it’s a smart move. It also helps that he’s kind, repeatedly narrating that he doesn’t blame his crew for leaving him behind. His situation is highly sympathetic: stranded on Mars due to an unpredictable accident, he’s doomed to a slow death if he can’t figure out a solution. Watney is a solid protagonist, which is good because we spend large sections of the book with only him around. Whether that special quality is that it’s really good, you’ll have to wait and see. This is incredibly rare and suggests there’s something special about the book. Weir originally published this novel chapter by chapter on his website, and it proved so popular that a traditional publishing deal soon followed. Spoiler Notice: Project Hail Mary The MartianĪstronaut Mark Watney is accidentally left for dead on Mars after a mission goes catastrophically wrong, oh no! Fortunately, he’s not actually dead, but he soon will be if he can’t figure out how to survive on the Red Planet, where he’ll have to wait years for rescue. They were just begging to have their ANTS scores compared on a scale from 1 to 10. Oops, all Weirs! But honestly, who could blame me? The guy’s published three novels, and all of them lean heavily into hard scifi. Competing today are The Martian by Andy Weir, Artemis by Andy Weir, and Project Hail Mary by… Andy Weir. Once again, it’s time to compare three different spec fic novels and see which of their authors walks away with the coveted grand prize of Most Engaging, handed out by me, a guy with a website. ![]()
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