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

Reply to comment by Current_Argument4876 in Can it be my turn for the weekly Project Hail Mary thread, question? by CPOx

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.