Project Hail Mary

Wow, that was great. I wasn't intending to read this for a while, but I got my copy and foolishly had a look at the first page and got sucked in with all the force of a black hole. It was one of those books where you get annoyed with reality for occasionally forcing you to close the book - and when you're not actually reading, the back of your mind is either replaying scenes or trying to figure out what will happen next.It was riveting, funny, very emotional and absolutely fascinating.I thought [b:The Martian 18007564 The Martian Andy Weir https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1413706054l/18007564.SY75.jpg 21825181] was great, I loved [b:Artemis 34928122 Artemis Andy Weir https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1494273579l/34928122.SY75.jpg 56402016], and I was gripped like a vice by Project Hail Mary. Andy Weir has really proved that he is a talented writer. I can't wait for his next book. Note: I recommend going into this book knowing as little as possible about the plot. In an ideal world I think you wouldn't even see the cover. The book is a series of puzzles, trying to solve the puzzles ahead of the main character is half the fun and everything is part of one puzzle or another. So the less you know the more fun you can have. That said, for those of you who've read it (or those of you who don't care):I loved Rocky! OK he was as cute as a scary space spider-crab/Scotty can be, but I also loved his "design", how his weird biology operated and the very logical gaps in his knowledge. I really loved the relationship that developed between these two incalculably lonely individuals, both grieving for their crews, both growing to respect, appreciate and value each other.I also loved the endings for the two characters. We got to see that Rocky is back with Adrian, and Grace is back in a classroom - I thought that was just perfect.