Reviewing The Martian - & Other Andy Weir Books 📚

[@scollyb]

Thanks for that. I'll have to read Hail Mary now. I loved the Martian, but thought Artemis was so so. I hadn't put my finger on it but you were right about Jaz.

[@ugoamaldi8056]

My godness, amazing, amusing and informative video! What a mix!

[@EllieSleightholm]

Thank you so much!!

[@merwansukhadwalla4303]

Also do take a look at a book titled Concrete Mathematics co-authored by Donald Knuth along with Ronald Graham and Oren Patashnik. I think it will find a place on your bookshelf.

[@mikhailbandurist8652]

Just a comment to support the channel. The world needs us!

[@EllieSleightholm]

☺️☺️

[@merwansukhadwalla4303]

In your new role as an ASE I would highly recommend the multi-volume book set The Art of Computer Programming by Donald Knuth.

[@EllieSleightholm]

Awesome, will look into it!

[@merwansukhadwalla4303]

@@EllieSleightholm There are also videos of Donald Knuth on KZbin. He is a legend in the field of Computer Science.

[@samaya2403]

Thanks for the review. I couldn't decide which one to read first. Next on my list Project Hail Mary. PS: Please do give the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov a try. You're gonna love it. *wink*wink* its about Math.

[@KawasakiKent89]

Project Hail Mary is my favorite, next is The Martian but Artemis just didn’t do it for me. Love all the science in PHM & TM

[@didip1000]

I DNFed Project Hail Mary about 70% in. Here are my [non-spoilery] thoughts if anyone is curious to read : This was my first book by the author, previously I had watched the martian but I forgot most the plot. I really hated the writing, and I read that the author was a programmer, and like you could *tell* he was just based on how he wrote. I enjoyed the science bits in the beginning, but then it got super repetitive like "gotta do [this fancy science thing] which [this fancy science tool] because [some fun science fact]" and it was very in your face, sort how Ready Player One would constantly name-drop video games and facts bloating the story like a "show and tell" for fun facts. Imo a great example of properly threading science [and fiction] with the plot would be the Expanse series. Also didn't like how the MCs inner monologue was written, like you're supposed to *teach* 3rd graders, not speak and think like one yourself; Percy Jackson is another example of that "third grader" writing. In terms of sci-fi novels ill give it 3.5 stars because the science did keep me entertained almost to the end, but the cringy writing was too much for me.

[@Lion_McLionhead]

Artemis was so bad, it turned lions off of Weir. His male characters definitely stick more while his female characters are like goog search results for what a female book character is.