Tag Archive for: Science Fiction

Project Hail Mary

Project Hail MaryTitle: Project Hail Mary
Author(s): Andy Weir
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Format(s): Audio
Pages: 476
Length: 16h 10m
Narrator(s): Ray Porter
Source: Owned
Reason(s): Book Club
Rating:
Spice: 0.5 Flames

My Thoughts

I love, love, loved PROJECT HAIL MARY! The story was fascinating, suspenseful, thought-provoking, and gave me all the feels. It’s also so very readable. I was completely hooked as soon as I started reading and I’ll be thinking about this one for a very long time. I loved both Grace and Rocky so much, especially Rocky. I loved their relationship, how they learned to communicate with each other, and how deep their friendship became. The audiobook was definitely the way to read this because of how Rocky communicates. It just made it so much more fun to listen to. I’m so glad I decided to read this before the movie comes out next year.

The Sirens of Titan

The Sirens of TitanTitle: The Sirens of Titan
Author(s): Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Format(s): Audio
Pages: 224
Length: 9h 20m
Narrator(s): Jay Snyder
Source: Owned
Reason(s): Book Club
Rating:
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My Thoughts

THE SIRENS OF TITAN is so different from most books I’ve read. It was mildly entertaining with interesting views on free will, fatalism, and manipulation. I liked that the story made me think and challenge my own views and beliefs of the universe, God, and people. However, I’m not really a huge fan of satire and that aspect hindered my enjoyment of the story. I’m glad I read this book at least once, but I’ll never read it again and I’m glad it’s over.

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The Memo

The MemoTitle: The Memo
Author(s): Rachel Dodes, Lauren Mechling
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Format(s): Audio
Pages: 336
Length: 9h 22m
Narrator(s): Ann Caputo
Source: Library
Reason(s): None
Rating:
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My Thoughts

Despite being disappointed that THE MEMO isn’t a romance (the audiobook was categorized improperly at my library), I thought this story and the execution were interesting. I also like the hopeful and open ending. The story reminded me of The Midnight Library, just much less profound.

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Dune Graphic Novels

Dune: Muad'Dib, Graphic Novel Book 2 by Brian Herbert
Dune: The Prophet, Graphic Novel Book 3 by Brian Herbert
Title: Dune Graphic Novels
Author(s): Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
Series: Dune: The Graphic Novel #1-3
Genre(s): Graphic Novel, Science Fiction
Format(s): Hard Cover
Pages: 552
Source: Owned
Reason(s): None
Rating:
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My Thoughts

DUNE is my all-time favorite book and I was very excited when I found out graphic novels were being written for it. I enjoyed reading the graphic novels as I enjoyed seeing my favorite story come to life in a different way than the movies. The artwork is awesome, but I missed the detail and richness of the world and character building of Herbert’s masterpiece. I also missed being in each of the characters’ heads or reading Herbert’s beautiful descriptions. Still, I think the graphic novels have their place and can give more insight to the story.

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The Passengers

The PassengersTitle: The Passengers
Author(s): John Marrs
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Format(s): Audio
Pages: 337
Length: 11h 40m
Narrator(s): Clare Corbett, Roy McMillan, Tom Bateman, Shaheen Khan, Kristin Atherton, Patience Tomlinson
Source: Owned
Reason(s): Book Club
Rating:
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My Thoughts

I liked the premise of THE PASSENGERS and I thought the story was very compelling. It definitely kept me reading to the end despite the fact that I hated most of the characters and found parts of the story hard to get through because of the content. *coughSofiacough* I think the story is plausible (except for Clare’s ability to clothe and move her large, dead husband from their bed to the trunk of their car while she was seven months pregnant). I think the story’s an interesting view of Cancel Culture, social media, online anonymity, mob mentality, bipartisan politics, and the future of AI.