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      11 days ago

      Lol right, probably the most famous sci-fi book talked about in the last five years. I run across it being discussed weekly at least.

  • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
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    Man, I had such a hard time with Hail Mary. I tried twice to get through the first two chapters, giving up each time out of frustration. When, under sustained pressure from a friend, I forced myself past that block, I mostly enjoyed the story, but got frustrated again near the end.

    I think Weir just isn’t an author for me.

    Sorry; I was triggered by the graphic. It’s not only not a “must read,” but also one I wouldn’t recommend. Although, I admit I’m in a minority, and most of my friends liked it. I absolutely loathed ASoFaI as a poorly disguised, worse knock-off of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, and it was hugely popular.

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      I’ve read project hail mary and totally get what you mean, though I did still enjoy it. I think it’s decent soft sci-fi for people who don’t typically dabble in the genre, but I had to go read an alastair reynolds book right after to cleanse my pallet.

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      Nothing wrong with that, everyone have their own tastes.

      I find it pretty annoying when you don’t like something but people would insist that it’s your fault, and you should read/watch/listen it again. Personally, I won’t consider Weir as one of my favourite author, but he is definitely in the the list of writers whose book I’ll always read.

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      Oh man, Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is SO good. Been decades since I read those, I wonder how well they’ve held up

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      11 days ago

      Thoughts on children of Time? I first heart of project hail Mary after I finished children of time

      • Children of Time is by a different author, though - Adrian Tchaikovsky. I generally like all of Tchaikovski’s work, and he’s noticeably maturing as a writer, and getting better, with each novel. Time had some (IMHO) weaknesses that are missing from later novels in the series, but it’s still a very good book.

        But, again, not the same author.

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        Children of Time was fun. Interesting writing techniques, some rich perspectives of various levels of consciousness. As a recovering arachnaphobe I heartily recommend it haha

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    I think the other recs are good. Either I’ve fallen out of the SF market or I had genuinely never heard of the non-Weir books. I have to give that caveat because Project Hail Mary has been pushed on every storefront I can think of for years because I like SF and I’ve only recently moved off storefronts.