Artemis
Ratings906
Average rating3.6
I read this for 372 pages, and while I don't think it's quite as bad as they make it out to be, it's also really not good.
Interesting world building, but that's about it. The plot was boring—completely unlike Weir's other two books. I appreciate diverse characters, but they need to feel “real” and genuine, and the protagonist in this novel did not.
A good story, but not Andy's best one.
Andy Weir is known for his realistic science-fiction novels. This one is no exception, but I felt the science was left behind on this one.
The novel is set in Artemis, the first lunar colony, where we follow Jaz a low-rank smuggler. She imports many contraband goods, but this is not enough to cover her expenses, so the book turns into a heist story when she is presented with a life changing job. Which I thought was a great idea, but it turned the book into a science-fiction heist novel. In the other book, Mr. Wear has realized the main character has a great knowledge of science and applies it to solve the presented problem. But this time the only idea Jaz comes up with is blowing things up.
I am also not convinced about the ending of the book. In my opinion, was the last chapter a little unnecessary and I would have ended the book with the one action (if you have read the book you know what I am talking about, but just in case I will make my review spoiler free). It is true that the last chapter gives us closer to the open threads, but I would have done it differently.
The review up until now has not been as positive as my score... that lies in the fact that the story is great, but it is not a great Andy Wier novel.
All in all, it is a great book, and would recommend it to everybody, this book is clearly more compatible with the general audience than the other book that Andy Weir has written. But if you liked this book, please check the other book by Mr. Weir, you will love them.
2/5 stars
The most amazing, funny, smart, likeable protagonist in the most boring, pointless, slog of a story.
The narrator of the audiobook was brilliant though, without her I probably would have dnf-ed it.
A caper that involves metallurgy and chemistry? And EVA safety protocols? On the moon? Sounds like it could be dry reading, right? Wrong! Weir successfully uses the high stakes involved to make scenes that revolve around welding gripping reading. Compelling characters that science their way through what could otherwise be a Raymond Chandler novel make this book and helped me not mind too much the time or two when I saw what was coming a little too easily. Ymmv.
This book was a very big disappointment. The general themes of other negative reviews should be read and taken into account before you read this book.
4 star experience for me. I love the world building; I like how detailed the description of the scenes is; and of course, I really love the science behind every incident in the story. It is “so Andy Weir.” I kinda understand why there are a lot of negative reviews. It is basically a heist story, so people will compare it to other heist stories and to other Weir's novels.
The main character, Jazz, I like her personality, I don't really understand why a lot of people don't like her. Yes, she is arrogant and childish, but that is the main idea of her character. I think her behavior is realistic, as a girl who lives her life in a difficult environment.
Overall, i enjoyed the book, and it is a 4 star experience for me.
It's no The Martian, but an enjoyable moon based story by Andy Weir.
A feisty female smuggler involved in a heist and getting on the wrong side of gangsters.
It's a quick fun read
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Not up to the standards of The Martian by a long shot. The storyline was pretty fun but the characters had little depth. The female protagonist wasn't that believable, I mean maybe in the future moon-ladies will have reverted back to being 90s ladettes but I really hope not. Everyone else was a one dimensional plot device, swept aside and bobbing in Jazz's wake. Disappointing.
6/10
An enjoyable and easy read. I enjoy the chemistry and technology lingo even though I understand none of it.
However, the dialog is very lacking in my opinion. I don't feel like every single character in the book needs to be super witty and sassy, it just feels a little bland.
Finally, the heist/sabotage scenes seem a little to convinient at times. Maybe I am just a pessimist.
Note to self: If you are looking for a sci-fi book to reread go get The Martian or Project Hail Mary instead.
I definitely preferred Project Hail Mary, but damn I love a good science problem narrative, and Andy Weir is a master of them.
it was alright. i preferred the martian, suffers a bit from male writer of female character syndrome. overall a fun story and the narration was good.
i hope that there's fanfiction that gets to see those condoms that were constantly mentioned put to use bc i was very disappointed when they stopped being mentioned.
Not my favorite by Andy Weir, but it's still a fun story with great characters. There are a lot of F-bombs
Heerlijk! Ik las zoveel negatieve reacties dat ik zonder veel verwachtingen begon te lezen. Mij eerste boek van Andy Weir, mogelijk daardoor toch onder de indruk van het verhaal. Ik genoot erg van de setting, de stad op de maan. De technische kant van de hele zaak vind ik (als niet technische mens) net voldoende belicht. Hierdoor lijkt de stad net dat tikje dichterbij. Jazz vond ik (in tegenstelling tot vele andere review schrijvers) een toffe madam. Ik zet zeker de Martian op mijn to-read lijst. Maar ik laat even wat tijd tussen deze en de volgende van Weir.
The same clever writing and wit as The Martian. A bit overly explanatory about the science in some parts - whilst the Martian pulled this off, inserting it into the dialogue felt clunky in some parts. But the story was good, the characters were likable, and Rosario Dawson was excellent on the audiobook.
2,25 I guess? I had so many problems with this book ... It was so sexist and some of the jokes seriously aren't something to joke about in my opinion. Full review soon. I need to let this one sink in ..
Andy Weir does his best Neal Stephenson impression, and for the most part, it works.
I read this book in polish translation. And I wonder now if the translation was bad or originally the dialogs and monologues were so artificial.
Nevertheless, the story in the book seems to be only an excuse to show different fun facts about physics on the moon. It works well as a sort of trivia book for space, but I don't really think it defends itself as a novel. It's too simplistic and shallow for that. On the other hand it's an easy and quick read, so if you are into space exploration topics you should probably give it a go.
Didn't live up to the high expectations set by The Martian.
Artemis was enjoyable to read - the clean and simple scientific explanations are the strongest aspect of Weir's writing. Unfortunately, the plot was sub par. Jazz gets lucky at basically every turn, and even when something goes wrong, she's quickly able to weasel herself out of the situation. The most egregious example is when she returns to the Apollo landing site after disabling some of the harvesters and she's met at the door by Dale, charged to bring her to justice. Instead, Dale offers Jazz her freedom if she'll agree to try to be his friend again.
Entertaining, but not fulfilling.