The Deuce: As said below, writing is average. Story quite enjoyable IMO*

I really liked the movie The Martian, so I'm looking forward to seeing Project Hail Mary. Decided to - doubledown April 9, 2026, 7:15:36

The Martian was just okay. Would’ve been much better with aliens* - Stu April 18, 2026, 19:44:05
- It HAS aliens. * - doubledown April 18, 2026, 20:01:08
  - Why didn’t they help? - Stu April 18, 2026, 20:03:59
    - Who wants to tell him? * - Tuscy April 18, 2026, 20:17:52
      - What? It HAS monkeys?* - Stu April 18, 2026, 20:22:16
Finally finished the book. Sorry to say this book is a pile of shit. - doubledown April 18, 2026, 15:02:38
- Maybe books aren’t your thing* - shua April 18, 2026, 19:26:44
  - I just expected more based on the praise. My bad. * - doubledown April 18, 2026, 21:12:57
  - Or fun* - CoronaTheirAss April 18, 2026, 20:25:54
- As said below, writing is average. Story quite enjoyable IMO* - cpsteine April 18, 2026, 15:14:18
Meh YMMV* - PapaDels April 9, 2026, 23:07:01
It's a good story but it’s not a literary read * - cpsteine April 9, 2026, 17:39:22
- i think this is where my ADHD helped me. - VIV April 10, 2026, 12:10:33
- This. Dont read Weir for his writing. And this was obvious from the Martian* - CoronaTheirAss April 10, 2026, 6:35:35
- It was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Novel - Quiz April 9, 2026, 19:23:45
  - Great. But the writing isn’t exemplary* - cpsteine April 9, 2026, 22:34:37
*bookjack* Started reading the Dungeon Crawler Carl series - DT April 9, 2026, 16:56:49
- people struggle with the train. they get way better* - assassin April 9, 2026, 17:00:25
  - Good to know. It felt like an aberration. - DT April 9, 2026, 17:43:50
  - Yep. Book 1-3 is the dungeon happening to Carl. 4-7+ is Carl happening to the dungeon* - shua April 9, 2026, 17:08:34
- i started it as well. will finish it after the draft. so far, it's fun* - VIV April 9, 2026, 16:58:48
IDK I quite liked it. (sp-ish) - tvillini April 9, 2026, 10:44:40
- I’m sort of the opposite - assassin April 9, 2026, 11:09:26
  - I think both worked for their medium. - tvillini April 9, 2026, 11:29:51
    - At this point I’m not convinced they are ever going to release the next season of Silo* - DocWalk20 April 9, 2026, 11:37:56
      - I think I read they filmed the last two seasons at once. - tvillini April 9, 2026, 12:12:35
        
        Or at least back to back. Reportedly season 3 has been in the can for months but still not even an - DocWalk20 April 9, 2026, 16:35:44
        
        I need to finish what’s out now. * - harb April 9, 2026, 15:57:19
Just read it. The writing and story are very martian adjacent. - gvibes April 9, 2026, 9:51:08
- Yeah, I’m gonna finish it because I’m not a quitter. But I’m gonna complain. * - doubledown April 9, 2026, 10:39:49
  - To be clear, I was saying I had just finished reading it. I was not commanding you to read it.* - gvibes April 9, 2026, 17:09:38
did the audiobook and loved it. it's better than the martian* - VIV April 9, 2026, 8:20:15
- i think i'd enjoy audiobooks. what app do you use for them?* - lcubed April 9, 2026, 9:19:18
  - Audible. * - VIV April 9, 2026, 9:20:31
The Martian was great but I have 0 interest in Project Hail Mary.* - TarheelIllini April 9, 2026, 7:55:35
- why?* - VIV April 9, 2026, 9:36:07
  - From what can gather, it seems similar to Armageddon - TarheelIllini April 9, 2026, 12:04:22
    - You’ll love Rocky more than anyone else here* - assassin April 9, 2026, 23:12:20
    - aside from both being in space, it's not similar to armageddon at all. * - VIV April 9, 2026, 12:09:43
  - You have to ask why? - harb April 9, 2026, 11:08:43
just keep reading* - shua April 9, 2026, 7:21:56
- ^^Dory in law school^^* - Sammich April 9, 2026, 9:25:28
  - i knew there was a finding nemo joke in there somewhere but i couldln't come up with it* - lcubed April 9, 2026, 10:36:01
    - ooo* - ATL April 9, 2026, 16:04:04
- Yup. * - Tuscy April 9, 2026, 9:24:09
- ^^^ this. * - harb April 9, 2026, 9:18:15

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