{"id":22747,"date":"2021-06-04T23:16:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T15:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/book-review-project-hail-mary-by-andy-weir-spoiler-free\/"},"modified":"2021-06-04T23:16:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T15:16:49","slug":"book-review-project-hail-mary-by-andy-weir-spoiler-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/book-review-project-hail-mary-by-andy-weir-spoiler-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Book review: \u2018Project Hail Mary\u2019 by Andy Weir [Spoiler Free]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today we debut a new series of book reviews and we can only start off with one author, Andy Weir. Weir released his newest book beginning of May and continues to wow us with his highly researched science fiction.<\/p>\n

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\u201cA lone Astronaut.\u201d \u201cAn impossible mission.\u201d \u201c\u2026to save the world.\u201d These are the generic phrases usually used to promote the next big Hollywood flick that blew its budget on special effects and forgot to leave any for the writing. They usually oversell the final product but every now and again, they\u2019re truly spot on. When these phrases are used in the description for Andy Weir\u2019s new novel \u201cProject Hail Mary,\u201d the hype can\u2019t be oversold enough.<\/p>\n

Fans of Weir\u2019s earlier works (The Martian <\/em>and Artemis<\/em>) will be no strangers to his writing style. Project Hail Mary <\/em>is told from the point of view of the protagonist Ryland Grace. In the opening sentences, we see a familiar character model: witty, funny, sarcastic, and smart as a whip. Weir also adds a new element to his writing this time around: flashbacks. They\u2019re used to tell the story in two parts: where we are now and how we got to this point, but in Project Hail Mary<\/em>, Weir takes it one step further.<\/p>\n

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    Right from the beginning, we learn that our protagonist can\u2019t remember a thing. It\u2019s a great way to get instantly hooked! Weir takes it one step further and makes the flashbacks integral to the story. As Ryland progresses on his journey, his flashbacks coincide with whatever problems he is currently facing and they really help to flesh out what happened leading up to the first page.<\/p>\n

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