Tag Archive for: Science Fiction

Project Hail MaryTitle: Project Hail Mary
Author: Andy Weir
Genre: Science Fiction
Format: Audio
Pages: 476
Length: 16h 10m
Narrator: Ray Porter
Source: Owned
Reason: Book Club
Rating:
Romance Rating: 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 TitanTitle: The Sirens of Titan
Author: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Genre: Science Fiction
Format: Audio
Pages: 224
Length: 9h 20m
Narrator: Jay Snyder
Source: Owned
Reason: Book Club
Rating:
Romance Rating: 0.5 Flames

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.

The MemoTitle: The Memo
Author: Rachel Dodes, Lauren Mechling
Genre: Science Fiction
Format: Audio
Pages: 336
Length: 9h 22m
Narrator: Anna Caputo
Source: Library
Reason: Just Because
Rating:
Romance Rating: 0.5 Flames

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.