Current_Argument4876 t1_iu1nqvx wrote on October 27, 2022 at 9:56 PM

Oh interesting! Did you think some of the science was inaccurate or it was just too much like work so you wanted to not engage and focus on the story?

CPOx OP t1_iu1orxw wrote on October 27, 2022 at 10:04 PM

I didn't want to get hung up on something and be one of those "Well, actually..." people so I mostly disengaged on the heavier science parts.

I didn't catch anything glaringly incorrect but my brain kind of went on autopilot and processed it as [Andy Weir writes science] during those parts.

Current_Argument4876 t1_iu1r6td wrote on October 27, 2022 at 10:21 PM

Totally makes sense. As a science has not been a part of my life since college person, I did the same after a while.

Unrelatedly, I agree with you about the disaster loop style. Since there’s no interpersonal drama (Watney’s alone in The Martian and Rocky is awesome in Hail Mary) that’s a bit of a plot crutch he uses. Buuuuut, I also am fine with less interpersonal drama so I forgive and love Weir’s books.