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Project Hail Mary
2022 WINTER EDITION
Book Review
By Julie Matthews It was with great anticipation that I snuggled up with Project Hail Mary – the latest novel by Andy Weir – and it was worth the wait! The story revolves around a high school science teacher, Ryland Grace, who wakes up in spaceship light years from earth with no memory of how he got there. Then things start happening ….
Astronaut Ryan Gosling. Image Credit: Universal Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have purchased the film rights for the story. Drew Goddard, who adapted Weir’s debut, The Martian, into a film in 2015 starring Matt Damon, is slated to adapt the book into a film with …. Ryan Gosling to star …. sigh. Definitely something to look forward to.
The book is an excellent read and fits well with Weir’s previous novels. There’s a lot of maths and scientific experiments that made my eyes cross but don’t worry, they made sense and didn’t bog the story down. Of course, imagining actor Ryan Gosling as Grace may have helped a lot there! This is a rollicking read of discovery and survival with lots of edge of the seat excitement, humour and of course, surprises. It is so rare to find a stand-alone novel in this genre these days, so ‘Project Hail Mary’ wins a lot of points form me for that. If you are looking for a new book to sink your teeth into, I really recommend this one, especially if you imagine Ryan Gosling as the lead, that helps in a lot of situations.
Rating:
4.5/5
