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Artemis
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A prime example of wrong expectations after a completely different first, very successful novel. And, ok, it´s an average piece of literature too
It´s so average because Weir is an outstanding author who doesn´t care about conventions.
And this works great with The Martian and Projekt Hail Mary, who are quite the same funny, fast, easy to read nerdgasm overkills. No average sci-fi tropes, no big alien factions, wars, military or hard sci fi attitudes, just pure fun and freaky science facts transported through the characters´ actions and motivations.
Artemis isn´t like The Martian and Projekt Hail Mary
It´s Weir trying to write a real hard sci-fi novel, which is a problem for both him and his readers who feel betrayed because he doesn´t deliver what they want, The Martian 2, aka known as inofficially called Project Hail Mary. They don´t want an average, clunky sci-fi piece without any outstanding elements, something Weir probably produced because he wanted to or because his publisher told him to write something different to diversify his audience or strange stuff like that.
It´s too hard
While, in Martian and Mary, the hard sci-fi part was perfectly orchestrated with character is plot is action, Artemis fails in this regard too. Too many technical details without relating to protagonists or actions, too many lengths, infodumps, and just not enough momentum to ever really lift off or reach real literary heights and especially be entertaining, although it´s at least funny.
If you´re really into sci-fi, it´s ok, but there is much better poison out there.
Look at the listopia sci fi lists, that are really big deals, especially Banks, Hamilton, Reynolds, Suarez, Stephenson, Scalzi, etc. This one is nice, but it will always feel inferior between Martian and Mary, so don´t torture the poor thing and avoid putting digital or physical copies beside each other.
Tropes show how literature is conceptualized and created and which mixture of elements makes works and genres unique:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...
It´s so average because Weir is an outstanding author who doesn´t care about conventions.
And this works great with The Martian and Projekt Hail Mary, who are quite the same funny, fast, easy to read nerdgasm overkills. No average sci-fi tropes, no big alien factions, wars, military or hard sci fi attitudes, just pure fun and freaky science facts transported through the characters´ actions and motivations.
Artemis isn´t like The Martian and Projekt Hail Mary
It´s Weir trying to write a real hard sci-fi novel, which is a problem for both him and his readers who feel betrayed because he doesn´t deliver what they want, The Martian 2, aka known as inofficially called Project Hail Mary. They don´t want an average, clunky sci-fi piece without any outstanding elements, something Weir probably produced because he wanted to or because his publisher told him to write something different to diversify his audience or strange stuff like that.
It´s too hard
While, in Martian and Mary, the hard sci-fi part was perfectly orchestrated with character is plot is action, Artemis fails in this regard too. Too many technical details without relating to protagonists or actions, too many lengths, infodumps, and just not enough momentum to ever really lift off or reach real literary heights and especially be entertaining, although it´s at least funny.
If you´re really into sci-fi, it´s ok, but there is much better poison out there.
Look at the listopia sci fi lists, that are really big deals, especially Banks, Hamilton, Reynolds, Suarez, Stephenson, Scalzi, etc. This one is nice, but it will always feel inferior between Martian and Mary, so don´t torture the poor thing and avoid putting digital or physical copies beside each other.
Tropes show how literature is conceptualized and created and which mixture of elements makes works and genres unique:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...
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Jan 31, 2023 03:09AM
By contrast I really enjoyed this one because I viewed it primarily as a crime novel IN SPACE. I think the audiobook version also benefits from my longtime love of Rosario Dawson.
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C.T. wrote: "By contrast I really enjoyed this one because I viewed it primarily as a crime novel IN SPACE. I think the audiobook version also benefits from my longtime love of Rosario Dawson."Crime novel in space nails it, a bit like what Asimov did with his robot crime space mysteries, although it´s just not of that great quality.
Really? I absolutely loved it. The audiobook is even better because its done by Rosario Dawson. It's a nice crime piece set in a hard scifi moon colony and I think that adds a lot of interesting twists and turns.
C.T. wrote: "Really? I absolutely loved it. The audiobook is even better because its done by Rosario Dawson. It's a nice crime piece set in a hard scifi moon colony and I think that adds a lot of interesting tw..."You nailed it, hard sci fi crime piece, just not what one is expecting after The Martian. More Asimov than easygoing space opera or space satire, just not that compelling.
