My Thoughts

I really liked ARTEMIS for the most part. I thought it was interesting and it makes me want to read THE MARTIAN, which I was on the fence about before. Weir includes the science part in a way that makes it fun and interesting, not boring or like I’m listening to a lecture in school.

I liked the MC, Jazz Bashara, but she read more like a teenage boy than a 23-year-old woman. During the first part of the book, I couldn’t figure out what it was that seemed off, but then I read someone else’s review that mentioned the teenage boy thing and realized that was it. Does that mean she’s all bad because she reads like a teenage boy? No. I still liked her sassiness and don’t-take-shit-from-anyone attitude. She just said some things that no woman I know would say.

I still think the book is worth a read. It kept my interest and I really wanted to know what was going on, who was behind everything, and what would happen in the end. I even made some guesses as to who the bad guy was. I was way off.